Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Order 2002 (TAS)

Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 does not need to provide coverage for liabilities arising from acts of terrorism. This decision was made under section 131B of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 by J. G. Cox, the Minister for Infrastructure. The specific legal issues the court needed to address were whether a policy of insurance mandated by the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 must cover liabilities from acts of terrorism. The court examined the definition of terrorism in Division 6 of Part IX of the Act and concluded that such acts fall outside the scope of the insurance policy requirements. Consequently, employers and their employees are not required to be indemnified by the policy for liabilities resulting from terrorist activities. This decision was made on 22 November 2002, and the order came into effect on 1 January 2002. The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of this order as if it were by-laws. The order is administered in the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.