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Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
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#### 37 Definitions
37 Definitions
(cf 1987 s 258)
> In this Division—
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> Comcare employer means an employer who—
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> > (a) is licensed under Part VIII of the [Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth after a declaration of eligibility under that Part made on the basis that the employer is a corporation carrying on business in competition with a Commonwealth authority or with another corporation that was previously a Commonwealth authority, and
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> > (b) would otherwise be required—
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> > > (i) to obtain and maintain in force a policy of insurance pursuant to section 155 of the 1987 Act, or
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> > > (ii) to be licensed as a self-insurer.
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> deemed insurer means a corporation (other than a licensed insurer) that is a party to a claims transfer agreement under Division 6 (Transfer of claims) of Part 7 of the 1987 Act.
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> deemed premium income, in relation to the contribution payable by a self-insurer or Comcare employer under this Division for any period during a financial year, means the amount that the self-insurer or Comcare employer would have been liable to pay (in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations) to a licensed insurer as premiums on policies of insurance that would otherwise be required under the 1987 Act during that period if the person were not a self-insurer or Comcare employer, and—
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> > (a) includes any amount prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph in relation to that financial year, and
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> > (b) does not include any amount prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph in relation to that financial year.
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> financial year, in relation to an insurer—
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> > (a) includes the period after 4 pm on the day preceding the first day of the financial year, and
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> > (b) does not include the period after 4 pm on the last day of the financial year.
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> insurer means a licensed insurer or a former licensed insurer who was previously a licensed insurer under this Act.
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> **s 37:** Am 2001 No 94, Sch 6.2 \[9\] \[10\]; 2006 No 25, Sch 2 \[1\] \[2\]; 2012 No 53, Sch 9.2 \[2\].