Government review of the 2012 workers compensation amendments

03/07/2014

The New South Wales Government has tabled its statutory review of the 2012 Workers Compensation amendments. The review does acknowledge that a number of changes should be considered to improve the fairness of the scheme, such as:

• Providing adequate and reasonable support for badly injured workers (between 21-30% WPI)

• Providing appropriate medical benefits for injured workers that need ongoing support to return to work where financial sustainability remains viable

• Improving the fairness of dispute resolution procedures.

A copy of the review can be downloaded [here](http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/lc/lctabdoc.nsf/cccc870c6126b1b6ca2571ee000318a4/d58c51e9e1fb2838ca257d080004ebdd/$FILE/95655537.pdf/CIE Final Report_NSW Workers Comp Statutory Review - 300614.pdf "here").