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Statutory scheme · Tasmania · TAS

Workers compensation (Tasmania)

The Tasmanian workers compensation scheme, where employers hold a policy with a licensed insurer.

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What the scheme requires

  • Who must insure: A Tasmanian employer must either take out a workers compensation policy with a licensed insurer or hold a WorkCover Tasmania Board permit to self-insure, under the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1998. A domestic worker in a private household is deemed a worker after 48 hours of employment in total. TAS · effective 2026-08-13 WorkSafe Tasmania · 2026-08-13
  • Premium basis: Policies are bought from licensed insurers, which set premiums; WorkSafe Tasmania publishes suggested premium rates (2026-27 current) and a guideline on the definition of wages on its employer insurance pages. TAS · effective 2026-08-13 WorkSafe Tasmania · 2026-08-13
  • Small employer exemption: No small-employer exemption is stated: every Tasmanian employer must insure with a licensed insurer or hold a self-insurance permit, which is described as usually for large businesses. Even a private householder becomes an employer once a domestic worker passes 48 hours of employment. TAS · effective 2026-08-13 WorkSafe Tasmania · 2026-08-13

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Who administers it

  • WorkSafe Tasmania — Tasmania’s work health and safety regulator and workers compensation scheme authority.

The cover this scheme deals with

  • Workers compensation insurance — Statutory cover for injury to workers, arranged through each state or territory scheme rather than on the open market.

What this scheme does not do

Scheme cover and a business’s own insurance answer different questions. A workers compensation scheme responds to injury and illness suffered by a business’s own workers; it does not cover injury to members of the public, damage the business causes to someone else’s property, or the business’s own assets.

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