No031995

NOTICE TO MARITIME INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS 

AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES

NOTICE NO 3/1995

MAXIMUM LEVEL OF BENEFITS

Subsection 31(7) of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 provides that the maximum amount of weekly compensation payable after the first 45 weeks of incapacity is 150% of the Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings of Full-time Adults (AWOTEFA), as published from time to time by the Australian Statistician.

The AWOTEFA amount (issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on 18 May 1995 – catalogue number 6302.0) is $639.10.

Accordingly, from that date the maximum amount of weekly compensation payable after 45 weeks incapacity is $958.65 (150% x $639.10).

Issued:  May 1995