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05 Apr

Fee Orders Released

*Updated 10/12/2025 With the countdown to 1 July on, I am pleased to provide stakeholders with key instruments and information as they become available. Today, the Fee Orders were published in the Go... Read More »

28 Mar

Recommended premium rates and new administrative instruments

I am pleased to share with you information about the 2024/25 recommended premium rates, as well as the release of key administrative instruments supporting the new Act. Recommended premium rates The 2... Read More »

20 Mar

Commencement Date Proclaimed

I am pleased to announce the commencement date of 1 July 2024 for the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 has been proclaimed. The key instrument supporting the new Act, the Workers... Read More »

05 Mar

WorkCover WA Future Empowered Workshops

WorkCover WA is a hive of activity as we finalise the Regulations and Administrative Instruments to support the new Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023. These instruments are on track... Read More »

01 Feb

Official release of the Insurance Brokers Principles and Standards of Practice

Today WorkCover WA will officially release the Insurance Brokers Principles and Standards of Practice (Principles and Standards) during an information session for 120 industry professionals. The Princ... Read More »

01 Dec

WorkCover WA Prosecution Function

WorkCover WA regulates employer compliance with the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (the Act). Any employer who breaches their legal obligations under the Act is liable to have ... Read More »

31 Oct

New medical and allied health fees

Amendments to the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management (Scales of Fees) Regulations 1998 come into effect on 1 November 2023. The amendments apply a 4.62 percent increase to all medical and a... Read More »

24 Oct

Workers’ Voice – Workers’ Compensation Through Lived Experiences

Workers’ Voice is a research study that aims to re-imagine workers’ compensation in Australia. The project aims to gather people’s experiences of workers’ compensation claims to design and... Read More »

16 Oct

WorkCover WA hosts its biggest Conference yet!

On Friday 13 October 2023, we proudly hosted the biggest, boldest, and most successful WorkCover WA  Conference ever, bringing together 650 delegates from across the workers’ compensation and injur... Read More »

06 Oct

One week to go to the WorkCover WA Conference 2023

Momentum is building as we prepare to welcome delegates at the WorkCover WA Conference 2023. Following the success of last year’s Conference, this year is set to be bigger and bolder than ever, deli... Read More »