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09 Mar

International Women’s Day 2023

International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Yesterday we were pleased to host Ms Sharryn Jackson, WorkCover WA Boar... Read More »

09 Mar

WorkCover WA hosts PIEF national roundtable

This morning we hosted Personal Injury Education Foundation (PIEF) CEO Noel Lyons and David Fryar for their national roundtable. We are keen to continue our collaboration with PIEF to develop a consis... Read More »

22 Feb

Bill for modern Act tabled in Parliament

On Wednesday 22 February 2023, the Hon. Bill Johnston MLA, Minister for Industrial Relations tabled the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Bill 2023 in Parliament, to modernise Western Austral... Read More »

09 Jan

WorkCover WA Board update

WorkCover WA extends their sincerest thanks to Victoria Wilmot, whose term with the Board concluded at the end of 2022. Ms Wilmot has been a member of the Board since 2005 and has made significant con... Read More »

19 Dec

Changes to audiometric equipment approval standards

WorkCover WA currently approves audiometric equipment based on the criteria set within Australian/New Zealand Standard – Occupational Noise Management Part 4: Auditory Assessment, AS/NZS 1269.4... Read More »

05 Dec

WorkCover WA Holiday Closedown 2022

WorkCover WA will be closed over the festive period, from Monday 26 December to Monday 2 January inclusive. Normal services will resume on Tuesday 3 January 2023. While the WorkCover WA Online portal ... Read More »

17 Nov

WorkCover WA hosts its boldest and biggest Conference yet!

Yesterday we proudly hosted the WorkCover WA 2022 Conference to ‘reflect on the past and focus on the future’ as we celebrated 40 years of WorkCover WA. Over 450 delegates from a range of workers... Read More »

09 Nov

Celebrating 40 years of WorkCover WA

Momentum is building as we prepare to welcome delegates at the WorkCover WA Conference 2022. Celebrating 40 years of WorkCover WA, the Conference will provide a unique opportunity to collaborate with ... Read More »

01 Nov

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 2022. The amendments apply a 2.25 percent increase to all medical and a... Read More »

18 Oct

Public Hospital Fees 2022-23

The WA Department of Health has advised that from 19 October 2022, item 9 of the Public Hospital Fees for Compensable Patients 2022-23 schedule will increase from $339 to $351. There are no changes to... Read More »