- Ensure the company / employer name shown on the workers compensation document matches the ‘Company’ field data within Onsite
P/L / Pty LTD / Pty Limited can be accepted in any of these forms if also listed as the name in the system Aust / Australia can be accepted in any of these forms if also listed as the name in the system Ttee (means trust) this is acceptable as long as the rest of the name matches If document is addressed to a slightly different name however the Legal or Trading name is listed on the certificate of currency and matches this is acceptable - Only CMI insurance is accepted from 1st July 2018, however the transition period runs from 1 July 2018 to 30 September 2018.
- During the transition period employers
with workers in or about a coal mine that don’t already have - required to hold a policy with CMI
** - will only need to ensure that they have a current Certificate of Currency from a workers compensation insurer to cover those workers.
**CMI= Coal Mine Insurance managed by Coal Services. - From 1 October 2018, after the expiry of the transition period, employers
with workers in or about a coal mine - required to hold a policy with CMI will need to ensure they have a Certificate of Currency from CMI for a policy that covers those workers.
**CMI= Coal Mine Insurance managed by Coal Services.
If you are Employers whose employees that work in or about a coal mine you will need to take out and are engaged in mining activities in the coal industry are required to have a policy with Coal Mines Insurance that covers those employees.“Work in or about coal mine” definition: Work undertaken at any pit or other place where coal mining is carried on or which is being developed for coal mining to be carried on, including any place located at or in the vicinity of the mine, where material extracted from the coal mine is processed. This will include situations where: Companies with CMI for those workers. For example: - You have employees that work in or about a coal mine for all or only part of a year
.Companies with - You have employees that work some of the time in or about a coal mine and elsewhere for the rest of the time
Companies with - You have some employees that only work in or about a coal mine and some employees that never work in or about a coal mine
Companies providing - You provide services ancillary to coal mining, for example
, fuel deliveries, equipment deliveries- , mining equipment maintenance and repairs, and construction
Companies - .
Employers with workers who are engaged in mining activities in the coal industry but do not work in or about a coal mine should have a policy with CMI to cover those workers. For example: - Offsite coal washery and preparation plants
- Mine operator workshops
- Certain contractor workshops
- Mine operator administration offices.
Where not all your work is undertaken in the coal mining industry you will require a policy with another workers compensation insurer to cover wages for workers who work outside the coal industry (for all or part of the time). For most employers in New South Wales that will be under an iCare workers compensation insurance policy. When doesn’t an employer need to hold a policy with CMI? Employers whose employees work in or about a coal mine making deliveries do not require a policy with CMI. For example: - Fuel deliveries
- Equipment deliveries
- General deliveries.
Employers whose employees work in or about a coal mine providing services not directly related to coal mining , for example, the servicing of office equipment, general deliveries, administration or consulting do not require a policy with CMI. For example: - Servicing of office equipment
- Administration (unless it is the administration arm of a coal mine operator)
- Non-coal mining related maintenance and repairs
- Consulting in an office environment.
- Additional Criteria:
- Sole trader with employee(s) require a CMI policy for their employee(s) only insurance as per the above criteria and Personal Injury/Accident/Incident Insurance for themselves.
- Cross border arrangement still apply. Although if the company’s employees are working for more than 6 months in NSW a CMI policy is required.
For more information on the cross border arrangements please visit the State Insurance Regulatory Authority’s website: sira.nsw.gov.au - If documented refers to ‘Self Insurance / Insurer’, Self-Insurance - escalate to Whitehaven Coal.
- WHC will then check with CMI
- Income protection not accepted.
Must
If uncertain about CMI mandatory requirement then contact WHC. |