Nominal Insurer Tasmania

The Nominal Insurer Tasmania is an independent statutory body established to ensure that injured Tasmanian workers are not disadvantaged where:

• the employer does not hold a policy of workers compensation insurance;
• the employer cannot be located;
• the employer is insolvent (bankrupt);
• the employer’s insurer is insolvent or is unable to meet its liabilities under the policy.

If you are a worker who believes that one of the above circumstances may apply, you must still lodge a claim for compensation on your employer. If the employer fails to meet its obligations (for example, to make weekly payments or pay compensation for medical and other expenses), the worker, or a representative of the worker, can refer the matter to the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal for an order requiring the employer to pay compensation.

If the employer fails to comply with the Tribunal’s order, the worker can seek a further order requiring the Nominal Insurer to meet the employer’s liability for the claim.

If the order is made, the Nominal Insurer will then manage the worker’s claim.

The governing legislation for the Nominal Insurer Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 2021

For more information or to submit a claim: