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Indexation of Workers’ Compensation Payments for 2023-24

Injured workers have a range of statutory entitlements available to them in the Western Australian workers’ compensation scheme to assist them to recover from their workplace injury and return them ... Read More »

UPDATED – Amendments to the premium appeals process

Please note that on Monday 26 June, the Assessment of Premium Rates and Industry Classifications (APRIC) Policy has been updated. Following discussions with the Insurance Council of Australia (WA), on... Read More »

Foundations of Workers’ Compensation: Workplace Rehabilitation Providers

WorkCover WA is pleased to announce the release of the new online training course ‘Foundations of Workers’ Compensation: Workplace Rehabilitation Providers’. This new product is free for all ind... Read More »

Regional Compliance Education

WorkCover WA inspectors will be visiting the Wheatbelt region (Northam area) on Wednesday 24 May 2023 to conduct compliance checks and provide education regarding workers’ compensation. The aim of t... Read More »

Catholic Church Insurance Ltd to cease offering workers compensation insurance in WA

Catholic Church Insurance Ltd (CCI) will cease offering workers compensation insurance in Western Australia on 29 June 2023. All current policy holders will continue to have their workers compensation... Read More »

PTSD and cancer presumptions for firefighters – effective 6 May 2023

Amendments to the Regulations have established a rebuttable presumption of work-related injury for post-traumatic stress disorder contracted by firefighters. Amendments to the Regulations have also ad... Read More »

Early bird tickets available now – WorkCover WA Conference 2023

Early bird tickets are now on sale for the WorkCover WA Conference 2023. This year’s Conference is going to be bigger and bolder than ever, delivering a program filled with dynamic, diverse and insp... Read More »

New online training for Workplace Rehabilitation Providers

WorkCover WA is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the new online training course ‘Foundations of Workers’ Compensation: Workplace Rehabilitation Providers’.  This new product follows ... Read More »

2023/24 Recommended Premium Rates

WorkCover WA Chief Executive Officer, Mr Chris White, released a media statement announcing the 2023/24 recommended premium rates for compulsory workers’ compensation insurance in Western Australia.... Read More »

Focus Group: Insurance Brokers Principles and Standards of Practice

Earlier today we were proud to host the first stakeholder focus group meeting for the new ‘Insurance Brokers Principles and Standards of Practice’. The group applied their vast industry knowledge ... Read More »