DEFENCE COMPENSATION INSTRUCTION - NO. 4 (Amendment 6)
Military Compensation Scheme - Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
Subject:
AVERAGE WEEKLY ORDINARY TIME EARNINGS of FULL-TIME ADULTS (AWOTEFA) UPDATE
1.Subsection 19(5) of the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 provides for a ceiling on weekly compensation payments for incapacity for work after the first 45 weeks.
2.The ceiling is 150% of the AWOTEFA which is updated quarterly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Details of changes to the AWOTEFA since March 1994 are as follows:
|
Date of Effect |
AWOTEFA |
150% of |
|
AWOTEFA |
||
|
3 Mar 94 |
$604.20 |
$906.30 |
|
19 May 94 |
$612.30 |
$918.45 |
|
18 Aug 94 |
$617.50 |
$926.25 |
|
6 Dec 94 |
$620.40 |
$930.60 |
|
2 Mar 95 |
$629.00 |
$943.50 |
|
16 Nov 95 |
$651.90 |
$977.85 |
|
29 Feb 96 |
$659.90 |
$989.85 |
|
17 May 96 |
$665.70 |
$998.55 |
|
16 Aug 96 |
$672.60 |
$1008.90 |
|
14 Nov 96 |
$676.40 |
$1014.60 |
|
22 May 97 |
$694.10 |
$1041.15 |
|
14 Aug 97 |
$696.60 |
$1044.90 |
|
13 Nov 97 |
$706.60 |
$1059.90 |
|
5 Mar 98 |
$711.20 |
$1066.80 |
|
21 May 98 |
$722.30 |
$1083.45 |
|
13 Aug 98 |
$726.90 |
$1090.35 |
|
19 Nov 98 |
$736.10 |
$1104.15 |
|
4 Mar 99 |
$741.30 |
$1111.95 |
|
20 May 99 |
$744.80 |
$1117.20 |
3.Remove DCI No 4 Amendment 5 dated 13 Aug 98 and replace with DCI No 4 Amendment 6.
4.Any enquiries concerning the information contained in this DCI should be directed to Michelle Glanville on (06) 2668104.
[signed by]
PAUL ONTONG
A/DMCR
June 1999
Related Advices:
1.DCA No.76:Summary of Rates and Amounts Under The SRC Act 1988
DCI No 4 Amdt 6