External
Payment Rate

 

Old rate

New Rate

Difference

SRCA & Other Acts

01/07/2018

20/09/2018

 

SRCA Table 1

 

Lump Sums

 

Maximum death lump sum - 17(3)

$ 550,321.42

$ 550,321.42

$ -

Maximum death lump sum - 17(4)

$ 550,321.42

$ 550,321.42

$ -

Funeral expenses reimbursement limit - 18(2)

$ 12,053.62

$ 12,053.62

$ -

Maximum lump sum permanent impairment

$ 189,310.19

$ 189,310.19

$ -

Maximum lump sum impairment component - NEL A

$ 35,495.68

$ 35,495.68

$ -

Maximum lump sum non-economic loss component - NEL B

$ 35,495.68

$ 35,495.68

$ -

 

 

Weekly

 

Death - dependent child - 17(5)

$ 151.34

$ 151.34

$ -

Incapacity - minimum earnings - 19(7)

$ 478.01

$ 478.01

$ -

Incapacity - prescribed person - 19(8)

$ 118.37

$ 118.37

$ -

Incapacity - dependent child - 19(9)

$ 59.14

$ 59.14

$ -

Maximum household services

$ 473.25

$ 473.25

$ -

Maxmium attendant care service

$ 473.25

$ 473.25

$ -

Redemption eligibility ceiling - 30(1)

$ 118.37

$ 118.37

$ -

Redemption eligibility ceiling - 137(1)

$ 118.37

$ 118.37

$ -

 

 

 

 

SRCA Table 2

 

Per kilometre

 

Specified rate per kilometre

$ 0.60

$ 0.60

$ -

 

 

 

 

SRCA Table 3

 

Weekly

 

150% AWOTEFA

$ 2,351.85

$ 2,379.30

$ 27.45

Effective date

N/A

16/08/2018

N/A

 

 

 

 

SRCA Table 4

 

 

 

Superannuation amount - CPI only

1.10%

1.10%

N/A

Superannuation amount - CPI PBLCI MTAWE

1.50%

1.50%

N/A

 

 

 

 

SRCA Table 5

 

Interest

 

Specified weekly interest on lump sums

2.64%

2.64%

N/A

 

 

 

 

SRCA Table 6

 

 

 

Indexation of normal weekly earnings (wage price index)

2.10%

2.10%

N/A

 

 

 

 

SRCA Supplement

 

Per fortnight

 

SRCA supplement

$ 6.20

$ 6.20

$ -

 

 

 

 

Defence Act payments

 

Lump Sums

 

Additional death benefit lump sum limit

$ 60,756.25

$ 60,756.25

$ -

Addition to maximum SRCA permanent impairment payment used to calculate severe injury adjustment

$ 80,918.19

$ 80,918.19

$ -

Dependent child benefit lump sum limit

$ 89,301.98

$ 89,301.98

$ -

Financial advice lump sum limit

$ 1,706.17

$ 1,706.17

$ -

 

 

 

 

BNT/BCOF Act

 

Per fortnight

 

Pharmaceutical supplement

$ 6.20

$ 6.20

$ -