The Law Handbook 2024

Index 1261 lump sum benefits 941, 945–6 death benefits 944 Magistrates’ Court jurisdiction 939 management action 941 medical and like expenses 941, 945 misconduct 941 missing employer 948 negligence clams 949 no current work capacity 942, 943 no prospective work capacity 943 non-dependant family members, claims by 945 non-economic loss 945–6, 950 notice of decision to accept or reject claim 946 notice of injury 946 Ombudsman, complaints to 939 out-of-court settlement 946 outcome certificate 946 physical or mental injury 940 post-injury earnings 942 pre-1 July 2014 injuries 942 pre-existing injury or disease 940, 946 pre-injury average weekly earnings 942 pre-injury earnings 942 prisoners 227 psychiatric injuries 946 reasonable expenses 945 second entitlement period 942 self-inflicted injury 941 settlement out of court 946 ‘stress and burnout’, limited benefits for 940 superannuation 943 termination of weekly payments 943–4 time limit for making claim 947 uninsured employer 948 Victorian scheme 939–8 weekly payments 942–4 who is covered 939–40 worker, definition 939 WorkSafe 939, 947, 951, 1075 Workers Compensation Independent Review Service 947, 950 working with children checks 250–2 Category A applicants 251 Category B applicants 251 Category C applicants 251–2 contact details 252 cost 250 exemptions 251 failure 251–2 occupational fields requiring 250–1 spent convictions 241 when required 250 who needs to apply 250 who will fail 251–2 Working with Children Check Unit 250, 253 WWC clearance 250 workplace agreements awards 1057–8 enterprise agreements see enterprise agreements individual agreements 1061–5 accident make-up pay 1062 allowances 1062 award or NES conditions 1061 dispute settlement procedure 1066 employer policy 1064 enforcement 1066 flexitime/time in lieu 1062 instant dismissal grounds 1063 leave 1062–3 meal and rest breaks 1063 non-standard terms 1062 ordinary hours 1063 overtime rates 1062 penalty rates 1062 redundancy 1064 restraint of trade 1064 salary review 1062 superannuation 1064–5 termination of agreement 1063 termination period 1063 trade secrets 1064 workplace bullying 163, 1073, 1079 Workplace Injury Commission 951 workplace manslaughter 1077, 1079 workplace sexual harassment 163 WorkSafe Victoria 939, 947, 951, 1075 see also occupational health and safety claims procedure 946–7 contact details 951, 1080 inspectors, powers of, 1078 OHS Act administered by 1075 OHS compliance codes 1076 request for prosecution of offence 1079 World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) 767 domain name disputes 741 website 767, 775 World Trade Organization 775 writ of possession 351, 581 written-off vehicles 628, 630–1 buying 630–1 evidence of value 969 inspected write-off 631 insurance, write-off value 969 Register (WOVR) 630 repairable write-off 630 statutory write-off 630 wrongful death 950 wrongful dismissal 1070 Y young people see children and young people Young Workers Centre 795 Youth Allowance 322–4 16 to 24 year-olds 322–3 activity test 323, 326 assets test 324 declared program participants 326 eligibility 322–4 Employment Pathway Plan 323 Health Care Card 334–5 income test 324 independent person 324 job seeker 322 living away from home 324 mutual obligation requirements 324–7 non-payment periods 327 parental means test 323, 324 participation failures 325–7 Pensioner Concession Card 335 people aged 15 323 people aged over 25 323 personal means test 324 portability 338 protected special category visa 322 rate 324 Relocation Scholarship 324 Rent Assistance 329, 336 student 322, 324 Student Start-Up Loan 324 taxation 338 under 18-year-olds 323 waiting period 323 youth attendance order 44 youth detention centre sentence of detention in 44 Youth Disability Advocacy Service (YDAS) 783, 795 Youth Diversion Program 42–3 Youth Justice Centre (YJC) detention in 44 Melbourne Youth Justice Centre 45 order 32, 33, 44 pre-sentence report 33, 36, 41 Youth Justice Court Advice Service 16 Youth Justice Group Conferencing Program 41–2 Youth Parole Board 45 youth residential centre order 44 pre-sentence report 36, 41 youth supervision order 44 youth training centre drug offences, detention for 145 Youthlaw, Young People’s Legal Rights Centre 62, 93