DRS is adapting to COVID-19 with new approaches to medical disputes procedures consistent with the requirements of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (1999 scheme), the Motor Accidents Injuries Act 2017 (2017 scheme)sand relevant guidelines.

Five insurance industry
professionals have been awarded scholarships in the 2015 round of WorkCover’s
Personal Injury Management Scholarships Program, Executive Director of WorkCover
Insurance, John Nagle, announced today.

The Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce said today sentences handed down to two people for WorkCover fraud worth almost $35,000 send a clear message that this type of deceit will not be tolerated.

The Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce today announced the Implementation Plan for the Government’s new Worker’s Compensation reforms.

Substantially increased weekly benefits will be available from today for 940 men and women who have been seriously injured at work, Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce announced today.

Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce today announced the establishment of a new legal assistance and review service offering a free, independent and quick process to resolve disputes between injured workers and insurers.

The Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce has announced recent reforms to the Workers Compensation Scheme are already producing benefits.

NSW Minister for Finance and Services, Greg Pearce announced today that the NSW Government had introduced a raft of new initiatives to help injured workers return to work.

Minister for Finance and Services Greg Pearce says from today, more is being done to help injured workers get back to work sooner.

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and Minister for Finance and Services Andrew Constance today announced a further reduction to WorkCover premiums while confirming the scheme is now back in the black for the first time since 2008.