On 17 April 2023, government published the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Act, 10 of 2022.
The amendments bring about significant changes in the legislation.
On this page we bring you the amendment Act and the various regulations that bring it into effect.
Please refer to this page regularly for updates or send us your contact particulars if you would like us to email or WhatsApp you when regulations are published.
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The Amendment Act
Click on the button below for a PDF of the Amendment Act:
Click on the button below for a presentation on the most important changes in the new Act:
Download a recording of our presentation and discussion on the key changes in the Act. Presentation by the
Compensation Fund and Richard Spoor Inc attorneys. Enter your password below:
Disclaimer: the contents of the presentation do not represent the views of WCA Workers Compensation Assistance or the presenters. Further, they do not constitute legal advice and should not be regarded or used as such.
Compensation Fund Presentation
Click on the buttons below to download PDFs of presentations delivered by the Compensation Fund at a breakfast hosted on 29 September 2023 in Johannesburg.
Rehab Reintegration Sep 2023
Chapter VII Sep 2023
Overview Sep 2023
Fundamentals and SS90 / 91 Sep 2023
Published with permission from the Compensation Fund.
Regulations
Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Return to Work - 15/06/2023
Draft Regulations published 15/06/2023 on Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Return to Work
Responses by WCA Workers Compensation Assistance to the Draft Regulations
Inspections, Prescription and Third Party Registration - 10/05/2024
Draft Regulations published on 10/05/2024 on Inspections (the right of the Compensation Fund to inspect employers premises); Prescription (expiry of claims); and Registration of Third Parties (who assist employers or providers of medical services with their COIDA matters).