External
- Subsection 19(5) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 provides for a ceiling on weekly incapacity payments after the first 45 weeks.
- This ceiling is 150% of the Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings for Full time Adults (AWOTEFA). The AWOTEFA is updated quarterly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
AWOTEFA UPDATE
|
Date of Effect |
AWOTEFA |
150% of AWOTEFA |
|
20.5.99 |
$744.80 |
$1117.20 |
|
19.8.99 |
$750.80 |
$1126.20 |
- The next increase is expected in November 1999.