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Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

No. 75, 1988

Compilation No. 81

Compilation date: 21 February 2025

                Includes amendments: Act No. 14, 2025

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 21 February 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Application of Act
4 Interpretation
4AA Liabilities of Comcare and the Commission with respect to defence service
4A Declaration that ACT a Commonwealth authority
5 Employees
5A Definition of injury
5B Definition of disease
6 Injury arising out of or in the course of employment
7 Provisions relating to diseases
8 Normal weekly earnings
9 Relevant period
10 Recovery of damages
11 Liability of relevant authority
12 Amounts of compensation
13 Indexation—Consumer Price Index
13AA Indexation—Wage Price Index
13A Application of Criminal Code
Part II—Compensation
Division 1—Injuries, property loss or damage, medical expenses
14 Compensation for injuries
15 Compensation for loss of or damage to property used by employee
16 Compensation in respect of medical expenses etc.
Division 2—Injuries resulting in death
17 Compensation for injuries resulting in death
18 Compensation in respect of funeral expenses
Division 3—Injuries resulting in incapacity for work
19 Compensation for injuries resulting in incapacity
20 Compensation for injuries resulting in