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WORKPLACE INJURY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2013 (NO. 67 OF 2013) - SECT 10

Objectives of Act

The objectives of this Act are to—

        (a)     reduce the incidence of accidents and diseases in the workplace; and

        (b)     make provision for the effective occupational rehabilitation of injured workers and their early return to work; and

        (c)     increase the provision of suitable employment to workers who are injured to enable their early return to work; and

        (d)     ensure appropriate compensation under this Act or the Accident Compensation Act 1985 is paid to injured workers in the most socially and economically appropriate manner, as expeditiously as possible; and

        (e)     ensure workers compensation costs are contained so as to minimise the burden on Victorian businesses; and

        (f)     establish incentives that are conducive to efficiency and discourage abuse; and

        (g)     enhance flexibility in the system and allow adaptation to the particular needs of disparate work situations; and

        (h)     maintain a fully-funded scheme; and

              (i)     in this context, to improve the health and safety of persons at work and reduce the social and economic costs to the Victorian community of accident compensation.



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