The State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) has launched an online platform to help people understand how workers compensation claims should be handled.
Proposed changes to dispute resolution systems announced
The NSW Government has endorsed proposed reforms to simplify the dispute resolution system for injured road users and workers who make a compensation claim.
Injured road users and workers to benefit from dispute resolution changes
The NSW Government has endorsed reforms that simplify the dispute resolution system for injured road users and workers who make a compensation claim.
New hotline for employers
Employers now have a more direct line to our customer service team.
SIRA puts uninsured employers on notice
The State Insurance Regulatory Authority has issued more than 50 fines to employers that don’t have the right workers compensation insurance.
Insurers asked to strengthen focus on customer service for injured people
The State Insurance Regulatory Authority is raising the bar on customer service for people making a CTP or workers compensation claim.
Helpful tool will assist small business
A new online tool is making it easier for small business to learn about their workers compensation obligations and find out what to do when a worker is injured.
Submissions to the Compliance and Performance Review of the Nominal Insurer close
SIRA’s Compliance and Performance Review of the Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer has attracted significant interest from employers, workers and industry stakeholders.
Updated Claims Assessment and Medical Assessment Guidelines (1999 CTP Scheme)
The newsClaims Assessment and Medical Assessment Guidelinessapplicable to the 1999 Compulsory Third Partys(CTP)sScheme havesbeen publishedsonsthe SIRA website and NSW Government Gazette:
Changes to workers compensation surgical fees
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.