Legislation administered by WorkCover WA includes the:
- Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981
- Employers Indemnity Policies (Premium Rates) Act 1990
- Employers’ Indemnity Supplementation Fund Act 1980
- Waterfront Workers (Compensation for Asbestos Related Diseases) Act 1986
- Workers’ Compensation (Common Law Proceedings) Act 2004
- Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management (Acts of Terrorism) Act 2001
Other legislation administered by WorkCover WA includes the:
National workers' compensation information- Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Regulations 1982
- Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management (Scale of Fees) Regulations 1998
- Workers’ Compensation Code of Practice (Injury Management) 2005
- Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Conciliation Rules 2011
- Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Arbitration Rules 2011
Heads of Workers' Compensation Authorities (HWCA)
The Heads of Workers’ Compensation Authorities (HWCA) is a group comprising the Chief Executives (or their representatives) of the peak bodies responsible for the regulation of workers’ compensation in Australia and New Zealand. This includes Australia’s ten workers’ compensation authorities (six States, two Territories and two Commonwealth) and the New Zealand Accident Compensation Corporation. For more information, please visit the HWCA website.
Comparison of workers' compensation arrangements in Australia & New ZealandEach year, Safe Work Australia updates and publishes the Comparison of Workers’ Compensation Arrangements in Australia and New Zealand. This publication aims to provide all stakeholders with information to assist them in understanding workers’ compensation arrangements in Australia and New Zealand.
Please note the Comparison captures information as at 30 September of the previous year. Readers wanting up-to-the-minute information should check with the relevant authority.
Comparison reports are available at:
https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au
