Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Act

The President has signed the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Act into law.

The amendment will take effect on a date as yet to be fixed by proclamation in a gazette.

Varied commencement dates may be assigned to different provisions.

Changes to the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, as a result of the amendment, include but are not limited to –

  • Changes to a number of definitions
  • The inclusion of domestic employees as a result of the change to the definition of “employee”
  • Amendments providing for the method by which claims may be considered, processed, approved and settled.
  • Alignment with the requirements of other legislation and the removal of various ambiguities
  • A number of amendments relating to the Board – appointments; representation; terms of office; remuneration; vacancies; additional members; adoption of a charter; secretariat etc
  • Amendments requiring the Commissioner to perform additional functions together with certain functions that were previously performed by the Director-General
  • Clarity concerning claims made as a result of injuries during the conveyance of employees to and from work
  • Notification and reporting of employee accidents and the severe penalties for non-compliance
  • Amendments to provisions dealing with the cost of medical reports and employees submitting to medical examinations
  • Provisions dealing with the rehabilitation, reintegration, and return to work of occupationally injured employees
  • Additional provisions dealing with inspectors covering inspections, compliance, and enforcement
  • A transitional arrangement providing for the reporting of past domestic employee accidents
  • Considerable increases in penalties and fines for non-compliance of various requirements

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