Australian Capital Territory

Workers Compensation (Default Insurance Fund 
Advisory Committee) Appointment 2010 (No 8)

Disallowable instrument DI2010 - 246

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Default Insurance Fund (the DI Fund) is established under the Workers Compensation Act 1951 (the WC Act) as a statutory insurer of last resort. The DI Fund meets the costs of workers’ compensation claims where a worker suffers a compensable injury but their employer:
•	does not have a workers’ compensation insurance policy (the Uninsured Employer arm of the DI Fund, previously the Nominal Insurer); or
•	has a policy, but the insurer has collapsed (the Collapsed Insurer arm of the DI Fund, previously the Supplementation Fund).
The DI Fund Advisory Committee (the Committee) is established under Part 3.2 of 	
Schedule 3 of the WC Act and performs the following limited functions:
•	to keep informed of the operations of the DI Fund; and
•	to provide, on request, advice to the Minister for Industrial Relations or the DI Fund Manager on matters relating to the DI Fund.
Mr Dean Hall is appointed to the Committee under Schedule 3.4 of the WC Act, as a member with experience, knowledge or expertise in regard to worker interests.
Mr Hall is not a Public Servant and this instrument makes an appointment to which the Legislation Act 2001, Division 19.3.3 applies. Accordingly, under the Legislation Act 2001, s.229 the instrument is a disallowable instrument.
This appointment has been approved by the Minister for Industrial Relations and the Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety has been consulted in accordance with section 228 (consultation with appropriate Assembly committee) of the Legislation Act 2001.