Workers Compensation Insurance - New South Wales | - 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 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 will need to have a Certificate of Currency from CMI for a policy. If you are an employer with employees that work in or about a coal mine you will need to take out 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 employees that work in or about a coal mine for only part of a year.
- Companies with employees that work some of the time in or about a coal mine and elsewhere for the rest of the time
- Companies with 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 services ancillary to coal mining, for example, fuel deliveries, equipment deliveries, mining equipment maintenance and repairs, construction
- Companies providing services not directly related to coal mining, for example, the servicing of office equipment, general deliveries, administration or consulting in an office environment.
- Additional Criteria:
- Sole trader with employee(s) require a CMI policy for their employee(s) only 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 BHP Mt Arthur
BHP Mt Arthur will then check with CMI - Income protection not accepted.
- Must be current
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