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Basic Rate and Basic Salary Indexation Table

Workers Compensation Act (1927), Workers Compensation Act (1988),  Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Act (1954) i , Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (1988)


Effective Date

Unit ii iii

% increase

284 units iv v

369 units vi

415 units ix

1 January 2012

$736.77

5.729%

    

$305,759.55

1 January 2011

$696.85

8.565%

    

$289,192.75

1 July - 31 Dec 2010

$641.87

N/A

    

$266,376.05

1 January - 30 June 2010

$641.87

5.82%

N/A

$236,850.03

1 January 2009

$606.57

0.70%

N/A

$223,824.33

N/A

1 January 2008

$602.35

6.67%

N/A

$222,267.15

N/A

1 January 2007

$564.69

6.25%

N/A

$208,370.61

N/A

1 January 2006

$531.48

4.47%

N/A

$196,116.12

N/A

1 January 2005

$508.74

2.29%

N/A

$187,725.06

N/A

1 January 2004

$497.35

5.20%

N/A

$183,522.15

N/A

1 January 2003

$472.77

4.51%

N/A

$174,452.13

N/A

1 January 2002

$452.37

2.54%

N/A

$166,924.53

N/A
         

532 units viii

1 January 2001

$441.18

6.53%

$125,295.12

$162,795.42

$234,707.76

1 January 2000

$414.14

0.79%

$117,615.76

$152,817.66

$220,322.48

1 January 1999

$410.89

3.67%

$116,692.76

$151,618.41

$218,593.48

1 January 1998

$396.34

4.80%

$112,560.56

$146,249.46

$210,852.88

1 January 1997

$378.19

4.20%

$107,405.96

$139,552.11

$201,197.08

1 January 1996

$362.95

3.00%

$103,077.80

$133,928.55

$193,089.40

16 August 1995

$352.38

 -

$100,075.92

$130,028.22

$187,466.16

1 January 1995

$352.38

3.20%

$100,075.92

$187,466.16

 

1 January 1994

$341.45

2.00%

$96,971.80

$181,651.40

 

1 January 1993

$334.75

4.30%

$95,069.00

$178,087.00

 

1 January 1992

$320.95

3.10%

$91,149.80

$170,745.40

 

1 January 1991

$311.30

5.49%

$88,409.20

$165,611.60

 

1 January 1990

$295.10

8.45%

$83,808.40

$156,993.20

 

viii. Workers maximum lump sum for permanent impairment commencing 1 July 2010.

viii. Workers maximum entitlement to lump sum compensation for permanent multiple injuries or loss under Table of Maims for injuries suffered prior to 1 July 2001.

vii. Table of Maims replaced by Impairment Guidelines from 1 July 2001. Workers maximum entitlement to lump sum compensation for permanent impairment resulting from injuries suffered on or after 1 July 2001 set at 369 Units. 

vi. Workers maximum entitlement for weekly payments of compensation for injuries suffered on or after 16 August 1995 to 30 June 2001. The maximum entitlement to weekly payments of compensation was removed from 1 July 2001.

v. Workers maximum entitlement to lump sum compensation for permanent single injury or loss for injuries suffered prior to 1 July 2001.

iv. Workers maximum entitlement for weekly payments of compensation for injuries suffered prior to 16 August 1995.

iii. The Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2000 established a minimum amount of weekly compensation at 70% of Basic Salary.

ii. From 1 January 1991 the Unit amount changed from being tied to the Metal Industries Award and became linked to increments in the full-time average weekly ordinary earnings for Tasmania. From this point on the Unit is defined as the "Basic Salary"

i. Indicative only for Unit amounts in respect of the Workers (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Act 1954. Until the 1992 rate, separate statutory rules had to be prepared under each Act and these did not necessarily coincide.

Rates from 1 July 1964 - 1 January 1989