4Application of Order

4 Application of Order

4 Application of Order

(1) This Order applies only to and in respect of policies of insurance for employers to whom the optional alternative method of calculating premiums under section 168A of the Act applies (retro-paid loss premium policies).

(2) This Order applies to and in respect of retro-paid loss premium policies that are to be or have been issued or renewed so as to take effect at or after 4 pm on 30 June 2014 and before 4 pm on 30 June 2015.

(3) If, before 4 pm on 30 June 2015, an insurance premiums order that applies only to and in respect of retro-paid loss premium policies has not been made in respect of such policies of insurance taking effect at or after that time, this Order applies to and in respect of those policies pending the making of such an order.

(4) The relevant General Order (other than clauses 3 and 4) applies to and in respect of retro-paid loss premium policies, unless this Order provides otherwise.

(5) This Order does not apply to a policy of insurance issued or renewed by a specialised insurer that is exempted from insurance premiums orders by clause 165 of the Workers Compensation Regulation 2010.