What is QOTE?

QOTE is the seasonally adjusted amount of Queensland full-time adult's ordinary time earnings as declared by the Australian Statistician.

Each time QOTE changes, the compensation amounts payable to injured workers also need to be adjusted—this usually happens on 1 July each year.

The compensation amounts payable under the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (the Act) include:

• lump sum compensation for latent onset injuries that are terminal conditions
• weekly payments of compensation
• lump sum compensation
• additional lump sum compensation
• a worker's dependants.

The relevant sections of the Act are section 107 and sections 205 to 207.

Your workers' compensation insurer (either WorkCover Queensland or self-insured employer) can provide more information about the amounts applicable from 1 July.