SIRA has advised surgeons and relevant medical groups of planned changes to surgical fees in the NSW workers compensation scheme. The proposed change will bring surgical fees in workers compensation in line with AMA rates and fees paid in the CTP scheme, while still being among the highest of all Australian jurisdictions.

The State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) is conducting qualitative research with selected claimants to better understand the customer experience and recovery of people who have made either a workersscompensation or compulsory third party (CTP) insurance claim.

The newsClaims Assessment and Medical Assessment Guidelinessapplicable to the 1999 Compulsory Third Partys(CTP)sScheme havesbeen publishedsonsthe SIRA website and NSW Government Gazette:

B.I.C. Services Pty Limited, (‘BIC’) has applied to the State Insurance Regulatory Authority for a self-insurer licence.

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This newsletter includes information on the following appointments to the Personal Injury Commission: