National workers compensation information
Comparison of Workers’ Compensation Arrangements in Australia and New Zealand
The ASCC’s Comparison of workers’ compensation arrangements in Australia and New Zealand aims to provide all stakeholders with information to assist them in understanding workers’ compensation arrangements in Australia and New Zealand.
This is the second year that the Australian Safety and Compensation Council has produced the Comparison, with this edition being further enhanced with three new Chapters, as well as providing clearer definitions of the key aspects of workers’ compensation.
The Comparison provides a background to the evolution of workers’ compensation arrangements in Australia and New Zealand, and discusses the way that each scheme deals with key aspects such as the size and nature of the schemes, coverage, benefits, return to work provisions, self-insurance, common law, dispute resolution and cross-border arrangements. The three new Chapters in the Comparison provide a brief overview of the key aspects previously listed, how minor schemes deal with workers’ compensation and self-insurance arrangements in each jurisdiction.
The information contained in this edition of the Comparison is correct as at 30 June 2007, as agreed by the jurisdictions. The change in the date from previous editions of 1 October has occurred to make the reporting timeline of data and legislative information consistent. However, because each jurisdiction may vary its arrangements from time to time, and because there may be some exceptions to the arrangements described in this edition, readers wanting up-to-the-minute information should check with the relevant authority.
Comparison of Workers' Compensation Arrangements in Australia and New Zealand 30 June 2007
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Previous Editions
Previous editions of the Comparison are available online.
October 2006
2000 to 2005 editions are available from the Heads of Workers’ Compensation Authorities (HWCA) website www.hwca.org.au.
Future Editions
Have you found the information contained in the 30 June 2007 version of the Comparison useful? Are there any aspects of workers’ compensation you feel have been omitted or have not been presented appropriately? Is there anything else you wish to see in the June 2008 edition? Please contact us before and please let us know your suggestions.
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