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TRENDS IN THE
NATIONAL
WORKERS’
COMPENSATION
SCHEME
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Overview
1. Comcare scheme – update
2. Health benefits of work and rehabilitation initiatives
3. A modern workers’ compensation scheme
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The Comcare scheme
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Coverage
375 300 FTE covered
under the Safety,
Rehabilitation and
Compensation Act (1988)
415 000 FTE covered
under the Work Health
and Safety Act (2011)
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Coverage (continued)
Workers’ compensation arrangements under the
SRC Act covers:
• the majority of the Australian Public Service
• the ACT Government
• self-insured licensees.
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Self-insurance
A moratorium on scheme entry was
lifted in December 2013. Six
entities have been declared eligible
since that time.
There are currently 33 employers
self-insured under the Comcare
scheme with four new entities
being granted licences.
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Further information
Source: Comcare Compendium of WHS and Workers’ Compensation Statistics October 2015
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Further informationSelf-insurance Insured scheme funding
ratioSafe Work Australia: Comparison of workers'
compensation arrangements 2015Employees covered
by self-insurance
(%)
Number of self-insured
employers
New South
Wales20
41 self-insurers, 20 group
self-insurers with 142
subsidiaries
Victoria 5.8 200
Queensland 8.5 281
Western
Australia11.5 27
South Australia 38.367 private and approx. 43
Crown
Tasmania 4.12 10
Northern
Territory3.7
4 private, Government is a
self-insurer by legislation and
is not required to be
approved.
Australian
Capital Territory<1 7
C’wealth
Comcare42.2 33
Source: Comcare Annual Report 2014-15
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Further informationSerious claims
Source: Comcare Compendium of WHS and Workers’ Compensation Statistics October 2015
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Further informationReturn to work
Source: Safe Work Australia Comparative Performance Monitor Report Edition 17 (October 2015)
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Health Benefits of Work and
Rehabilitation
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Modern workers’
compensation scheme
• Hanks and Hawke reviews of the SRC
Act and Comcare
• Implementation of the reviews through:
o Safety, Rehabilitation and
Compensation Legislative Bill
2014
o Safety, Rehabilitation and
Compensation Amendment
(Improving the Comcare
Scheme) Bill 2015
o Safety, Rehabilitation and
Compensation Legislation
Amedment (Exit Arrangements)
Bill 2015
• The 2015 Bill has passed.
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Modern workers’ compensation scheme
• Comcare Digital
Transformation
Programme
• Information and
education
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Further information:
Aaron Hughes
General Manager
Scheme Management
02 6112 9635
Thank you