Australian Capital Territory

Workers Compensation (Fees) Determination 2003

Disallowable Instrument DI 2003 – 302

made under the

Workers Compensation Act 1951, Section 221 – Determination of fees

Explanatory Statement

The Workers Compensation Act 1951 (the Act) regulates compensation to workers for injuries arising out of or in the course of their employment.
Section 221 of the Act provides the Minister for Industrial Relations with the power to determine fees for the purposes of the Act.
Under section 200, an inspector may serve a final infringement notice on a person:
•	who fails to pay the on-the-spot-fine referred to in an infringement notice issued in relation to a prescribed offence under the Act, and fails to apply for the withdrawal of the infringement notice; or 
•	if an application for the withdrawal of the infringement notice is unsuccessful and the person then fails to pay the on-the-spot-fine within the allowed extended period.  
Section 200 provides that if a person does not wish the offence to be prosecuted in court, the person may pay the on-the-spot-fine, in addition to the determined fee.  The determined fee covers the administration costs of serving the final infringement notice.  The fee has been specified at $34.
The determination under section 221 is a disallowable instrument.