Brochures

The Seacare Authority series of brochures aim to raise awareness of employee and employer rights and responsibilities, entitlements, occupational health and safety and rehabilitation / return to work under the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 and the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993.

Brochures in this series cover: 

1. Employee Rights and Responsibilities  [pdf 332 kb]

Provides an outline of seafarers' rights and responsibilities concerning workers' compensation.

Current version: May 2007

2. Employer Rights and Responsibilities  [pdf 323.3 kb]

Provides an outline of employer rights and responsibilities concerning seafarers' workers' compensation.

Current version: May 2007

3. Entitlements under the Seafarers Act  [pdf 295.5 kb]

Provides an outline and brief summary of seafarers' entitlements available under the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 (Seafarers Act).

Current version: April 2006

4. Occupational Health and Safety  [pdf 338.5 kb]

Provides an outline of occupational health and safety for seafarers under the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993 (OHS(MI) Act).

Current version: April 2006

5. Rehabilitation and Return to Work  [pdf 290.2 kb]

Provides an outline of rehabilitation and return-to-work processes for employees.

Current version: April 2006

Hard copies of all the above brochures are available from the Seacare Authority.