Amount of contributions
17C Amount of contributions
(1) For section 164A of the Act, the contribution amount for each approved insurer and self-insurer is equal to a percentage determined by the Nominal Insurer in accordance with subregulation (2), as approved by the Minister under section 164(1)(e) of the Act, of:
(a) for an approved insurer – the premium income (whether received by or owing to the insurer) of the approved insurer in respect of policies of insurance or indemnity effected with the approved insurer by employers in the preceding financial year in compliance with section
126AA(1) of the Act; and
(b) for a self-insurer – the premium that would have been payable by the self-insurer if the self-insurer had obtained, in respect of that year, or the part of that year during which the self-insurer was a self-insurer, an adequate policy of insurance or indemnity.
(2) The percentage determined by the Nominal Insurer for subregulation (1) is to be:
(a) sufficient, in the opinion of the Nominal Insurer, to provide the total amount to be contributed to the Fund by approved insurers and self-insurers during the financial year as determined in accordance with section 164(1)(d) of the Act; and
(b) uniform for all approved insurers and self-insurers.
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