Following changes to the Comcare legislation, the Federal Howard Government allowed for and encouraged national companies to apply for self-insurance under the commonwealth scheme. Once they were granted self-insurer status, they came under both the commonwealth workers compensation and occupational health legislation.
Companies currently in the Comcare system as self-insurers
As at October 9, 2017, there were 35 licensees under the SRC Act.
However, since the introduction of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act), new self-insurers are not automatically covered by this Act.
Licensees not covered under the WHS Act continue to be regulated by the relevant state and territory work health and safety regulators.
| Name of company | Covered under the WHS Act 2011? |
|---|---|
| 1 - Asciano (Formerly Pacific National (ACT) Limited) | YES |
| 2 - Australian air Express Pty Ltd | YES |
| 3 - Australian Postal Corporation | YES |
| 4 - BWA Group Services Pty Limited (Bankwest) | NO |
| 5 - BIS Industries Ltd | YES |
| 6 - Border Express Pty Ltd | YES |
| 7 - Cleanaway Operations Pty Ltd | YES |
| 8 - Colonial Services Pty Ltd | YES |
| 9 - Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd | YES |
| 10 - Commonwealth Insurance Ltd | YES |
| 11 - Commonwealth Securities Ltd | YES |
| 12 - CSL Ltd | YES |
| 13 - DHL Supply Chain (Australia) Pty Ltd | NO |
| 14 - Fleetmaster Services Pty Ltd | YES |
| 15 - John Holland Group Pty Ltd | YES |
| 16 - John Holland Pty Ltd | YES |
| 17 - John Holland Rail Pty Ltd | YES |
| 18 - K&S Freighters Pty Ltd | YES |
| 19 - Linfox Australia Pty Ltd | YES |
| 20 - Linfox Armaguard Pty Ltd | YES |
| 21 - Medibank Private Ltd | YES |
| 22 - National Australia Bank Ltd | YES |
| 23 - National Wealth Management Services Ltd (MLC) | YES |
| 24 - Optus Administration Pty Ltd | YES |
| 25 - Prosegur Australia Pty Limited (Chubb Security Services Ltd) | YES |
| 26 - Reserve Bank of Australia | YES |
| 27 - Ron Finemore Transport Services Pty Ltd | NO |
| 28 - StarTrack Express, Pty, Ltd | YES |
| 29 - StarTrack Retail Pty Ltd (AaE Retail Pty Ltd) | YES |
| 30 - Telstra Corporation Ltd | YES |
| 31 - Thales Australia (formerly ADI Ltd) | YES |
| 32 - TNT Australia Pty Ltd | YES |
| 33 - Virgin Australia Airlines Pty Ltd | NO |
| 34 - Visionstream Pty Ltd | YES |
| 35 - Wilson Security Pty Ltd | NO |
More Information:
- Comcare information on the Comcare Scheme and for Licensees including the current list of Licensees
Last amended October 2017
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