Policy

3.Under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the Act), where an employee, or the dependant of a deceased employee, institutes third party proceedings, compensation paid in relation to a claim must be repaid to Comcare once the proceedings are settled (section 48 of the Act refers).  This in turn affects the claim's costs and ultimately a customer's premium.

4.To assist the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC) in determining premiums for customers, a new Third Party Recovery (TPR) database has been developed.  This will shortly be released to Claims Managers (Common Law officers) who directly deal with cases involving damages, and will enable the registration of potential and actual damages cases to be consistently recorded.

5.It is important that these officers are alerted to the potential for damages action as soon as possible.

6.To assist and streamline this requirement, new procedures have been developed for all Claims Managers who are involved with the initial registration of compensation claims on PRACSYS.