Workers Compensation (Indexation) Order 2019 (2019-144) (NSW)

Workers Compensation (Indexation) Order 2019

1 Name of Order This Order is the Workers Compensation (Indexation) Order 2019.

2 Commencement This Order commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Notes Notes included in this Order do not form part of this Order.

Note— The Workers Compensation Act 1987, the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Order.

4 Meaning of "latest index number" For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of latest index number in section 79 of the 1987 Act, the number specified in the Table to this clause in respect of an adjustment date is declared to be the latest index number in respect of that date. Table Column 1 Column 2 Adjustment date Latest index number 1 April 2019 284.8 1 October 2019 287.2 1 April 2020 290.9 1 October 2020 293.3 1 April 2021 294.9 1 October 2021 298.6 1 April 2022 303.2 1 October 2022 306.3

Note— See clause 41 of Schedule 8 to the Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 for the latest index number in respect of adjustment dates occurring from 1 April 1988 to 1 October 2018.

5 Adjustable amounts—Workers Compensation Acts For the purposes of section 82 (1) of the 1987 Act, the adjusted amount specified in Column 3 of the Table to this clause in respect of an adjustable amount is declared to be the amount at which the adjustable amount is to be construed on and from the adjustment date specified opposite in Column 2 until immediately before the next following adjustment date.

Note— See Parts 19H and 19I of Schedule 6 to the Workers Compensation Act 1987 for provisions relating to the continued application of Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 3 of that Act as in force before the commencement of amendments made by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012 and the Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2015. Table Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Adjustable amount Adjustment date Adjusted amount $750,000 (section 25(1)(a) of the 1987 Act) 1 April 2019 $810,050 1 October 2019 $816,850 1 April 2020 $827,400 1 October 2020 $834,200 1 April 2021 $838,750 1 October 2021 $849,300 1 April 2022 $862,350 1 October 2022 $871,200 $66.60 (section 25(1)(b) of the 1987 Act) 1 April 2019 $145 1 October 2019 $146.20 1 April 2020 $148.10 1 October 2020 $149.30 1 April 2021 $150.20 1 October 2021 $152 1 April 2022 $154.40 1 October 2022 $156 $425,000 (section 25(1)(a) of the 1987 Act, as in force before its amendment by the Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2015) 1 April 2019 $570,700 1 October 2019 $575,500 1 April 2020 $582,900 1 October 2020 $587,750 1 April 2021 $590,950 1 October 2021 $598,350 1 April 2022 $607,550 1 October 2022 $613,800 $1,838.70 (section 34(1) of the 1987 Act) 1 April 2019 $2,177.40 1 October 2019 $2,195.70 1 April 2020 $2,224 1 October 2020 $2,242.40 1 April 2021 $2,254.60 1 October 2021 $2,282.90 1 April 2022 $2,318.10 1 October 2022 $2,341.80 $1,000 (section 35(1) of the 1987 Act, as in force before its amendment by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012) 1 April 2019 $2,177.40 1 October 2019 $2,195.70 1 April 2020 $2,224 1 October 2020 $2,242.40 1 April 2021 $2,254.60 1 October 2021 $2,282.90 1 April 2022 $2,318 1 October 2022 $2,341.70 $235.20 (section 37(1)(a)(i) of the 1987 Act, as in force before its amendment by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012) 1 April 2019 $512.10 1 October 2019 $516.40 1 April 2020 $523.10 1 October 2020 $527.40 1 April 2021 $530.30 1 October 2021 $536.90 1 April 2022 $545.20 1 October 2022 $550.80 $187.10 (section 37(1)(a)(ii) of the 1987 Act, as in force before its amendment by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012) 1 April 2019 $407.40 1 October 2019 $410.80 1 April 2020 $416.10 1 October 2020 $419.50 1 April 2021 $421.80 1 October 2021 $427.10 1 April 2022 $433.70 1 October 2022 $438.10 $170 (section 37(1)(a)(iii) of the 1987 Act, as in force before its amendment by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012) 1 April 2019 $370.20 1 October 2019 $373.30 1 April 2020 $378.10 1 October 2020 $381.20 1 April 2021 $383.30 1 October 2021 $388.10 1 April 2022 $394.10 1 October 2022 $398.10 $153 (section 37(1)(a)(iii) of the 1987 Act, as in force before its amendment by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012) 1 April 2019 $333.10 1 October 2019 $335.90 1 April 2020 $340.30 1 October 2020 $343.10 1 April 2021 $345 1 October 2021 $349.30 1 April 2022 $354.70 1 October 2022 $358.30 $62 (section 37(1)(b) of the 1987 Act, as in force before its amendment by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012) 1 April 2019 $135 1 October 2019 $136.10 1 April 2020 $137.90 1 October 2020 $139 1 April 2021 $139.80 1 October 2021 $141.50 1 April 2022 $143.70 1 October 2022 $145.20 $44.30 (section 37(1)(c)(i) of the 1987 Act, as in force before its amendment by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012) 1 April 2019 $96.50 1 October 2019 $97.30 1 April 2020 $98.50 1 October 2020 $99.30 1 April 2021 $99.90 1 October 2021 $101.10 1 April 2022 $102.70 1 October 2022 $103.70 $99.10 (section 37(1)(c)(i) of the 1987 Act, as in force before its amendment by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012) 1 April 2019 $215.80 1 October 2019 $217.60 1 April 2020 $220.40 1 October 2020 $222.20 1 April 2021 $223.40 1 October 2021 $226.20 1 April 2022 $229.70 1 October 2022 $232.10 $164.16 (section 37(1)(c)(i) of the 1987 Act, as in force before its amendment by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012) 1 April 2019 $357.40 1 October 2019 $360.40 1 April 2020 $365.10 1 October 2020 $368.10 1 April 2021 $370.10 1 October 2021 $374.80 1 April 2022 $380.50 1 October 2022 $384.40 $230.90 (section 37(1)(c)(i) of the 1987 Act, as in force before its amendment by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012) 1 April 2019 $502.80 1 October 2019 $507.00 1 April 2020 $513.50 1 October 2020 $517.80 1 April 2021 $520.60 1 October 2021 $527.10 1 April 2022 $535.20 1 October 2022 $540.70 $66.60 (section 37(1)(c)(i) of the 1987 Act, as in force before its amendment by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012) 1 April 2019 $145 1 October 2019 $146.20 1 April 2020 $148.10 1 October 2020 $149.30 1 April 2021 $150.20 1 October 2021 $152 1 April 2022 $154.40 1 October 2022 $156 $1,000 (section 40(2A)(a) and (b) of the 1987 Act, as in force before its amendment by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012) 1 April 2019 $2,177.40 1 October 2019 $2,195.70 1 April 2020 $2,224 1 October 2020 $2,242.40 1 April 2021 $2,254.60 1 October 2021 $2,282.90 1 April 2022 $2,318 1 October 2022 $2,341.70 $76,700 (clause 2(2) of Part 3 of Schedule 6 to the 1987 Act) 1 April 2019 $167,050 1 October 2019 $168,450 1 April 2020 $170,600 1 October 2020 $172,000 1 April 2021 $172,950 1 October 2021 $175,100 1 April 2022 $177,800 1 October 2022 $179,650 $38.30 (clause 2(3)(b) of Part 3 of Schedule 6 to the 1987 Act) 1 April 2019 $83.40 1 October 2019 $84.10 1 April 2020 $85.20 1 October 2020 $85.90 1 April 2021 $86.40 1 October 2021 $87.40 1 April 2022 $88.80 1 October 2022 $89.70 $44.80 (clause 4(1)(b)(i) of Part 4 of Schedule 6 to the 1987 Act) 1 April 2019 $97.50 1 October 2019 $98.40 1 April 2020 $99.60 1 October 2020 $100.50 1 April 2021 $101 1 October 2021 $102.30 1 April 2022 $103.80 1 October 2022 $104.90 $22.50 (clause 4(1)(b)(ii) of Part 4 of Schedule 6 to the 1987 Act) 1 April 2019 $49 1 October 2019 $49.40 1 April 2020 $50 1 October 2020 $50.50 1 April 2021 $50.70 1 October 2021 $51.40 1 April 2022 $52.20 1 October 2022 $52.70 $196 (clause 4A(2)(a) of Part 4 of Schedule 6 to the 1987 Act) 1 April 2019 $426.80 1 October 2019 $430.40 1 April 2020 $435.90 1 October 2020 $439.50 1 April 2021 $441.90 1 October 2021 $447.40 1 April 2022 $454.30 1 October 2022 $459 $155.90 (clause 4A(2)(b) of Part 4 of Schedule 6 to the 1987 Act) 1 April 2019 $339.50 1 October 2019 $342.30 1 April 2020 $346.70 1 October 2020 $349.60 1 April 2021 $351.50 1 October 2021 $355.90 1 April 2022 $361.40 1 October 2022 $365.10 $141.60 (clause 4A(2)(c) of Part 4 of Schedule 6 to the 1987 Act) 1 April 2019 $308.30 1 October 2019 $310.90 1 April 2020 $314.90 1 October 2020 $317.50 1 April 2021 $319.20 1 October 2021 $323.30 1 April 2022 $328.20 1 October 2022 $331.60 $127.50 (clause 4A(2)(c) of Part 4 of Schedule 6 to the 1987 Act) 1 April 2019 $277.60 1 October 2019 $280.00 1 April 2020 $283.60 1 October 2020 $285.90 1 April 2021 $287.50 1 October 2021 $291.10 1 April 2022 $295.60 1 October 2022 $298.60 $341.30 (clause 7(2)(a) of Part 4 of Schedule 6 to the 1987 Act) 1 April 2019 $743.10 1 October 2019 $749.40 1 April 2020 $759.10 1 October 2020 $765.30 1 April 2021 $769.50 1 October 2021 $779.10 1 April 2022 $791.10 1 October 2022 $799.20 $906.25 (clause 2 of Part 19H of Schedule 6 to the 1987 Act) 1 April 2019 $1,073.20 1 October 2019 $1,082.20 1 April 2020 $1,096.20 1 October 2020 $1,105.20 1 April 2021 $1,111.20 1 October 2021 $1,125.20 1 April 2022 $1,142.50 1 October 2022 $1,154.20 $7,500 (section 297(2) of the 1998 Act) 1 April 2019 $9,389 1 October 2019 $9,468.10 1 April 2020 $9,590.10 1 October 2020 $9,669.20 1 April 2021 $9,722 1 October 2021 $9,844 1 April 2022 $9,995.60 1 October 2022 $10,097.80