Victorian Numbered Acts

TRANSPORT ACCIDENT AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2007 (NO. 60 OF 2007) - SECT 1

The purpose of this Act is to amend—

        (a)     the Transport Accident Act   1986 —

              (i)     to clarify that employer superannuation contributions are not included for the purposes of calculating weekly payments and pre-accident weekly earnings;

              (ii)     to improve certain benefits available under that Act;

              (iii)     to introduce a new safety net income benefit for persons with severe injuries;

              (iv)     to provide for the annual indexation of certain benefits payable under Part 3 of that Act;

              (v)     to extend the range of services to which an agreement under section 121 of that Act may apply;

              (vi)     to make statute law revision;

        (b)     the Accident Compensation Act 1985 —
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              (i)     to clarify that employer superannuation contributions are not included for the purposes of calculating weekly payments;

              (ii)     to improve certain benefits available under that Act;

              (iii)     to provide for the annual indexation of benefits payable under section 99(1)(aa) of that Act;

              (iv)     to repeal certain provisions relating to the calculation of remuneration which are to be re-enacted in the Accident Compensation (WorkCover Insurance) Act 1993 ;

              (v)     to make statute law revision;

        (c)     the Accident Compensation (WorkCover Insurance) Act 1993 to re-enact certain provisions relating to the calculation of remuneration.