Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello today announced further changes to the state’s workers compensation regulations, which boosts benefits for injured workers to assist in their recovery and return to work.
State Insurance Regulatory Authority Board members appointed
The inaugural Board of the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) has been appointed by NSW Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello.
Public consultation on the review of self-insurer arrangements
The NSW State Regulatory Insurance Authority (SIRA) has released an Issues Paper for public comment as part of a review into workers compensation self-insurance licensing arrangements in NSW.
New regulation benefits injured workers
The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority has
announced changes to workers compensation that will benefit thousands of
injured workers who need to make a further claim for lump sum compensation for
permanent impairment.
announced changes to workers compensation that will benefit thousands of
injured workers who need to make a further claim for lump sum compensation for
permanent impairment.
Consultation on new return to work arrangements
The NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) today opened public consultation for proposed changes to better support the state’s injured workers to return to work.
Review of legal costs for work capacity decisions
Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello today opened a public consultation to help inform the NSW Government’s position on the regulation of legal costs related to work capacity decision reviews for injured workers.
Certainty and fairness for injured workers
The NSW Government will make a new regulation to enable injured workers in NSW, who made a claim for lump sum compensation before 19 June 2012, to make one further claim if their condition significantly deteriorates.
Reforms to benefit injured workers
Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello today announced that several reforms for injured workers would commence from 16 October.
Workers compensation reforms take effect
Minister for Finance, Services and Property Dominic Perrottet and Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello today announced the State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015 comes into effect on 1 September 2015.
$1M partnership sees paralympians mentor injured workers, accident victims
NSW Minister for Finance, Services and Property, Dominic Perrottet today announced a new $1 million partnership with the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) that will see Paralympians mentoring young people seriously injured at work or on the road.