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Government employees  Circumstances in which government employees are eligible for workers’ compensationAll State Service employees are eligible for workers’ compensation if they suffer or aggravate an injury at work, or contract a disease for which work was the major contributor. This includes injuries incurred:
- whilst working interstate or overseas (for a Tasmanian government agency);
- whilst the employee is on loan or has been hired out to another employer; or
- from a motor vehicle accident whilst the employee was on official business.
Agencies with employees who reside outside of Tasmania may need to take out separate workers’ compensation cover if required by the States or countries in which they reside. The Fund Administration Agent, Marsh Pty Ltd, can provide assistance in this respect.
Circumstances in which government employees are not eligible for workers’ compensation coverGovernment employees are not eligible for workers’ compensation:
- if an injury occurs on routine journeys between an employee’s residence and workplace;
- if an injury is intentionally self-inflicted;
- if an injury results from an act of gross misconduct (unless the injury results in the worker’s death, or serious or permanent incapacity);
- for a disease or illness, of the mind, resulting from:
- reasonable action taken by the employer in a reasonable manner regarding transfers, demotions, discipline, counselling or cessation of employment;
- a decision of an employer, based on reasonable grounds, not to award or provide a promotion, transfer or benefit;
- reasonable administrative action taken in a reasonable manner in connection with an employee’s employment;
- the failure of the employer to take action as above, if there are reasonable grounds not to do so; or
Further informationSee the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 or the Workplace Safe publication A Guide to Workers Compensation in Tasmania for detailed information on who can claim workers’ compensation and under what circumstances.
Volunteers Volunteers are generally not eligible for workers’ compensation except for:
- volunteers deemed to be workers for the purposes of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, ie volunteers working in an emergency capacity, including fire-fighting, fire prevention, ambulance services, police operations, and marine search and rescue operations; and
However, volunteers may be eligible for personal accident cover if an injury is incurred whilst providing a service to the government. See personal accident for further information.
Board members State Service employees that are participating on Boards as part of their normal employment duties are entitled to workers’ compensation. Similarly, if a Board member is participating on the Board as part of his/her normal employment duties, then his/her substantive employer’s workers’ compensation should respond.
Other Workers’ compensation cover is not provided to:
- students involved in workplace learning; or
Contractors must obtain and maintain their own workers’ compensation or personal accident cover (as applicable) for the duration of their contract with the Government and supply evidence of the same when requested. Marsh Pty Ltd will provide advice on appropriate cover, if requested.
External board members, members of Parliament and students involved in workplace learning may, however, be eligible for personal accident cover in the event of an injury incurred whilst in service to the government.
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