The newsPersonal Injury Commission and Independent ReviewsOfficescommencesoperationssfroms1 March 2021. This will change the way workers compensation and CTP claim disputessand complaints about insurers aresmanaged.

The State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) is conducting qualitative research with selected claimants to better understand the customer experience and recovery of people who have made either a workersscompensation or compulsory third party (CTP) insurance claim.

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.

The newsClaims Assessment and Medical Assessment Guidelinessapplicable to the 1999 Compulsory Third Partys(CTP)sScheme havesbeen publishedsonsthe SIRA website and NSW Government Gazette:

Comfort DelGro Corporation Australia Pty Ltd, (‘Comfort DelGro’) has applied to the State Insurance Regulatory Authority for a group self-insurer licence which will also cover the following wholly owned employing subsidiaries.

The John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research (JWCRR)swas commissioned tosundertakesa rapid review of evidence relating to best practice diagnosis and treatment of noise-induced hearing loss. The review also looked at how compensation schemes might best measure the outcomes for ONIHL claims.

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This newsletter includes information on the following appointments to the Personal Injury Commission:

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B.I.C. Services Pty Limited, (‘BIC’) has applied to the State Insurance Regulatory Authority for a self-insurer licence.