COVID-19 Legislative Amendment (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 has been passed by Parliament on the 24 March 2020. This Act includes changes to the Workers Compensation Act 1987 and the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 to relieve pressure on general practitioners and the overall health system during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Weekly statutory benefits payable under the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 must be indexed on 1 April each year.

SIRA has finalised the approval and regulatory frameworks for injury management consultants (IMCs) working in the workers compensation system and authorised health practitioners (AHPs) working in the CTP scheme.

On 27 February 2020 SIRA was notified by icare that errors have been detected in weekly payment calculations in a sample of closed Nominal Insurer workers compensation claims.

The NSW Government is raising the bar on customer service for people making a CTP or workers compensation claim, with new Customer Service Conduct principles for insurers released today by the State Insurance Regulatory Authority.

All 14 modules for thessreturn to work coordination online training aresnow available.

Groundbreaking new rules will give the NSW Government the power to claw back excessive insurer profits from Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance and return the money to motorists through cheaper Green Slips.

A worker’s pre-injury average weekly earnings (PIAWE) will be easier to calculate and understand for workers injured on or after 21 October 2019, when reforms take effect.

The maximum costs for legal services and maximum fees for medico-legal services have been indexed in line with inflation for the period starting 1 October 2019.

The Hayne Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, and the more recent APRA Capability Review, made a series of recommendations regarding transparency of regulatory action.