Australian Government - Comcare

Statutory Rates

 

Any queries about the information in these tables may be referred to SRC Policy: phone 1300 366 979 

Table 1: Statutory benefits rates under the SRC Act 1988 

Subsection of SRC Act

Nature of Benefit

 1.7.2008   1.7.2007

1.7.2006

1.7.2005

1.7.2004

1.7.2003

1.7.2002

1.7.2001

1.7.2000

1.7.99

8(9B)

Indexation of normal weekly earnings for ex-employees

 4.20% 4.0%

4.2%

3.5%

3.7%

3.4%

3.4%

n/a

n/a

n/a

8(9F) Indexation of normal weekly earnings for current employees 4.20%
3.3%
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

17(3)

Death - lump sum

 $225,594.33 $219,023.62

$212,026.74

$206,251.69

$201,025.04

$196,313.52

$190,595.65

$184,864.84

$174,730.47

$171,640.91

17(4)

Death - lump sum

 $225,594.33 $219,023.62

$212,026.74

$206,251.69

$201,025.04

$196,313.52

$190,595.65

$184,864.84

$174,730.47

$171,640.91

17(5)

Death - dependent child (per week)

 $75.17 $72.98

$70.65

$68.73

$66.99

$65.42

$63.52

$61.61

$58.23

$57.20

18(4)(a)

Funeral expenses

$9,575.91

 

$9,297.00

 

$4,894.39 to 12/4/07

$9,000 from
13/4/07       

$4,761.08

$4,640.43

$4,531,67

$4,399.68

$4,267.39

$4,033.45

$3,962.13

19(7)

Incapacity . employee (per week)

 $379.74 $368.68

$356.90

$347.18

$338.38

$330.45

$320.83

$311.18

$294.12

$288.92

19(8)

Incapacity - prescribed person (per week)

 $94.03 $91.29

$88.37

$85.96

$83.78

$81.81

$79.43

$77.04

$72.82

$71.53

19(9)

Incapacity - dependent child (per week)

 $46.99 $45.62

$44.16

$42.96

$41.87

$40.89

$39.70

$38.50

$36.39

$35.75

24(9)

Lump sum permanent impairment

 $150,396.21 $146,015.74

$141,351.15

$137,501.12

$134,016.69

$130,875.67

$127,063.76

$123,243.22

$116,486.98

$114,427.30

27(2)

a) impairment component

 $28,199.31 $27,377.97

$26,503.36

$25,781.48

$25,128.15

$24,539.20

$23,824.47

$23,108.12

$21,841.32

$21,455.13

 

b) non economic loss component

 $28,199.31 $27,377.97

$26,503.36

$25,781.48

$25,128.15

$24,539.20

$23,824.47

$23,108.12

$21,841.32

$21,455.13

29(1)

Household services (per week)

 $375.98 $365.03

$353.37

$343.74

$335.03

$327.18

$317.65

$308.10

$291.21

$286.06

29(3)

Attendant care service (per week)

 $375.98 $365.03

$353.37

$343.74

$335.03

$327.18

$317.65

$308.10

$291.21

$286.06

30(1)

Redemption - eligibility ceiling (per week)

 $94.03 $91.29

$88.37

$85.96

$83.78

$81.81

$79.43

$77.04

$72.82

$71.53

137(1)

Redemption - eligibility ceiling (per week)

 $94.03 $91.29

$88.37

$85.96

$83.78

$81.81

$79.43

$77.04

$72.82

$71.53

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Table 2: SRC Act Section 16(6) Specified Rate per Kilometre

Date

 

Rate

 

Notice

 

1 July 2008 60 c/km  Jurisdictional Policy Advice No 2008/06
1 October 2003 47 c/km No 18 of 2003 Gazette, GN 39, 1/10/03, p 2884

1 July 2002

42 c/km

Jurisdictional Policy Advice No 2002/01

1 July 2001

42 c/km

No 2 of 2001 Gazette, GN 26, 4/7/01, p 1817

7 December 2000

34 c/km

No 1 of 2001 Gazette, GN 9, 7/3/01, p 623

8 November 2000

34 c/km

No 3 of 2000 Gazette, GN 44, 8/11/00, p 3079

29 May 1995

30 c/km

No K1 of 1995 Gazette, S 119, 30/5/95

24 December 1992

16 c/km

No K1 of 1995 Gazette, S 119, 30/5/95


Date

 
Rate
 

1 July 1992

12 c/km

1 July 1991

15 c/km

1 July 1990

12 c/km

1 July 1989

12 c/km

1 December 1988  

12 c/km

 

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Table 3: SRC Act Subsection 19(5) Maximum Normal Weekly Earnings after 45 Weeks' Incapacity (being 150% of AWOTEFA)

Date of Effect

 

Amount

14/8/08
$1698.30
15/5/08
$1684.95
21/2/08
$1669.05

15/11/07

$1655.40

16/8/07

$1632.60

17/5/07

$1605.60

22/2/07

$1588.35

16/11/06

$1576.95

17/8/06

$1564.50

18/5/06

$1553.85

2/3/06

$1544.25

17/11/05

$1533.90

18/8/05

$1512.15

19/5/05

$1486.80

24/2/05

$1457.80

18/11/04

$1440.00

19/8/04

$1428.75

20/5/04

$1422.00

26/2/04

$1409.40

13/11/03

$1397.10

14/8/03

$1381.50

22/5/03

$1350.60

20/2/03

$1334.40

14/11/02

$1318.20

15/8/03

$1300.20

16/5/02

$1290.75

21/2/02

$1273.05

15/11/01

$1257.75

16/8/01

$1236.15

17/5/01

$1215.90

1/3/01

$1203.75

16/11/00

$1197.15

17/8/00

$1173.90

18/5/00

$1162.50

2/3/00

$1144.80

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Table 4: SRC Act Subsection 20(3) Changes to Superannuation Amount for Superannuation Funds Managed by Comsuper

SRC Act Section 20(3) Changes to “superannuation amount” for superannuation funds managed by ARIA (formerly Comsuper)

Date of effect
Increase
20/6/08 2.30%
20/12/07
1.9%
 4/1/07  2.5%

22/6/06

1.4%

22/12/05

1.6%

24/6/05

1.4%

23/12/04

0.9%

25/6/04

1.4%

25/12/03

0.6%

27/6/03

2.0%

27/12/02

1.4%

28/6/02

1.8%

28/12/01

1.1%

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Table 5: SRC Act Subsection 21(5) Specified Rate of Weekly Interest on Lump-sum Superannuation Amounts


Specified Rate
Date
 
1/7/08 - 30/6/09     6.08%
1/7/07 - 30/6/08 5.72%
27/4/07 - 30/6/07
5.72%

 

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