The NSW Government has today announced it will withdraw the Motor Accident Injuries Amendment Bill 2013 from Parliament with Labor and the Greens set to block the legislation and vote for higher green slip prices in the Upper House.

Minister for Finance and Services Dominic Perrottet and Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research Jillian Skinner today officially opened the John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research at the Royal North Shore Hospital campus.

Acting Minister for Finance and Services Andrew Constance has today announced that during the winter recess of Parliament, the NSW Government will hold a CTP roundtable with relevant stakeholders and community representatives to consult further on the Motor Accident Injuries Amendment Bill 2013.

A Hunter truck driver has been found guilty of workers compensation fraud, fined and sentenced to a 12 month Intensive Corrections Order after making claims with three different employers and continuing to work.

The Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 (2016 Regulation) commences on 1 September 2016. It remakes, with minor amendments, the Workers Compensation Regulation 2010 (2010 Regulation).

As part of a recent review of workers compensation guidelines and policies, SIRA is replacing its Guidelines for work capacity decision internal reviews by insurers and merit reviews by the Authority (Review Guidelines).

New guidelines for claiming workers compensation come into effect on 1 August 2016.