Accident Compensation Act 1985 Jurisdiction Australia - Victoria Year 1985 Published in English Serial title Victoria Acts of Parliament Source Act 10191, 1985, p.215-436. Descriptors [Primary] Australia, Victoria, workmen's compensation [Secondary] law Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract Law establishing a general scheme for the compensation of all industrial accidents and occupational diseases. The basic compensation for total incapacity is 80% of the worker's pre-injury average earnings (within a prescribed range). An Accident Compensation Commission is set up to supervise compensation. A compensation fund is established, to be financed by contributions levied on employers. CIS No. 88-1752 Database ID 50700