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.
New Workers Compensation Regulation
The Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 (2016 Regulation) commences on 1 September 2016. It remakes, with minor amendments, the Workers Compensation Regulation 2010 (2010 Regulation).
Merit review user guide published
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
New guidelines for claiming workers compensation come into effect on 1 August 2016.