Act Update

Workers Compensation Act

In accordance with the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2022, the following sections are amended, effective November 24, 2022:

• Part 2 Division 10 - Employer Accident Reporting, Investigation and Related Prohibitions
  • Section 73 Employer or supervisor must not attempt to prevent reporting
• Part 4 Division 1 - Compensation for Injury, Mental Disorder and Occupational Disease
  • Section 145 Non-traumatic hearing loss
• Part 4 Division 6 - Compensation for Worker Disability
  • Section 198 Non-traumatic hearing loss: Compensation where no resulting loss of earnings and compensation where earnings affected
• Part 8 Division 3 - Other Board Powers and Responsibilities
  • Section 334 Annual adjustment of periodic payment amounts
• Schedules
  • Schedule 2 Non-Traumatic Hearing Loss