THE FEDERAL Government has decided to increase the death benefits for workers covered under the Comcare system from $224,494 to $400,000.
The changes to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 will also see benefits increase for dependant children from $72.98 to $110 per child per week.
The ACTU says while no amount of monetary compensation can replace a beloved family member, it welcomes the increase, which it has been lobbying for.
However, the ACTU is concerned that the increased benefits would only apply non-retrospectively in the future, passing over the families of workers killed over the past 12 months.
It has also called on the Federal Government to release the response to the Comcare Review which has been with the government for over 10 months.
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