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Minister for Finance and Services Dominic Perrottet today announced that the NSW Government hasscommissioned an independent review of the 2012 amendments to the workers compensation system.

NSW Treasurer Andrew Constance and Minister for Finance and Services DominicsPerrottet today announced a further reduction to WorkCover premiums as part of thesNSW Liberals & Nationals Government’s commitment to make the scheme both fairsand sustainable.

NSW Minister for Finance & Services Dominic Perrottet today announced several enhancementssto the 2012 Worker’s Compensation Scheme reforms to better support injured workers returning toswork.

NSW Minister for Finance and Services, Dominic Perrottet, today said that the findings of asstatutory review of the 2012 amendments to workers compensation in NSW show that soundsfinancial management is needed for the Scheme to remain sustainable.

Small business employers and workers have greatly benefited from changes to the workersscompensation scheme, which have made NSW a safer and more productive place to work,sFinance and Services Minister Dominic Perrottet and Small Business Minister John Barilarosconfirmed today.

WorkCover CEO, Vivek Bhatia today, announced the scheme agents that will enter into a new contract to provide claims and policy services on behalf of the Nominal Insurer in the NSW workers compensation scheme.

COVID-19 Legislative Amendment (Emergency Measures) Act 2020 has been passed by Parliament on the 24 March 2020. This Act includes changes to the Workers Compensation Act 1987 and the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 to relieve pressure on general practitioners and the overall health system during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Weekly statutory benefits payable under the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 must be indexed on 1 April each year.

SIRA has finalised the approval and regulatory frameworks for injury management consultants (IMCs) working in the workers compensation system and authorised health practitioners (AHPs) working in the CTP scheme.