5 May 2009
THE FEDERAL Government has decided to increase the death benefits for
workers covered under the Comcare system from $224,494 to $400,000.
The changes to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 will
also see benefits increase for dependant children from $72.98 to $110 per
child per week.
The ACTU says while no amount of monetary compensation can replace a
beloved family member, it welcomes the increase, which it has been lobbying
for.However, the ACTU is concerned that the increased benefits would only
apply non-retrospectively in the future, passing over the families of workers
killed over the past 12 months.
It has also called on the Federal Government to release the response to the
Comcare Review which has been with the government for over 10 months.
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