Appendix 2 – Agencies overseeing workers’ compensation in each jurisdiction

	Policy	Premium	Claims	Current legislation	Disputes
NSW	State Insurance Regulatory Authority	Insurers subject to SIRA oversight	Nominal Insurer for most employees through 6 private sector Scheme Agents, Self-Insurance Corporation for most public sector employees through 3 private sector claims administrators, 69 self-insurers and 6 specialised insurers.	Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 Workers Compensation Act 1987	SIRA Workers Compensation Commission Workers Compensation Independent Review Office
Vic	WorkSafe Victoria	WorkSafe Victoria	4 private sector agents and 34 self-insurers. Further information regarding WorkSafe agents and self-insurers are available on WorkSafe Victoria's website.	Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013	WorkSafe Victoria Accident Compensation Conciliation Service (WIC) Medical Panels Magistrates’ or County Court
Qld	Office of Industrial Relations	WorkCover Queensland	WorkCover Queensland and self-insurers	Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003	Workers’ Compensation Regulator Queensland Industrial Relations Commission or Industrial Magistrate, Industrial Court
WA	WorkCover WA	Insurers subject to WorkCover WA oversight	7 private sector insurers, 23 self-insurers and the Insurance Commission of Western Australia	Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023	Conciliation and Arbitration Services
SA	ReturnToWorkSA	ReturnToWorkSA	2 private sector agents, 70 private self-insurers and 54 Crown (State Government) self-insurers	Return to Work Act 2014 Return to Work Corporation of South Australia Act 1994 South Australian Employment Tribunal Act 2014	South Australian Employment Tribunal Supreme Court ReturnToWorkSA Premium Review Officer
Tas	WorkSafe Tasmania	Licensed private sector insurers subject to WorkCover Tas oversight	6 private sector insurers and 9 self-insurers	Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988	Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Supreme Court
ACT	Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate	Licensed private sector insurers, subject to WorkSafe ACT oversight	5 private sector insurers and 6 self-insurers	Workers Compensation Act 1951	Conciliation, arbitration, Magistrates Court, Supreme Court
NT	Department of Attorney General NT WorkSafe	Private sector insurers	4 private sector insurers 4 self-insurers and the Northern Territory Government self-insures for public sector employees Nominal Insurer	Return to Work Act 1986 Return to Work Regulations 1986	Coordinated by NT WorkSafe Mediation  Work Health Court
Comcare	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	Comcare	Comcare/Self-insurers and their agents.	Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988	ART, Federal Court
Seacare	Department of Employment and Workplace Relations	Private sector insurers	Employers/insurers	Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992	ART, Federal Court
DVA	Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (MRCC)	N/A	DVA	Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988 (DRCA) Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA)	ART, Federal Court, Veterans' Review Board (VRB)
NZ	Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (former) Department of Labour	Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)	ACC	Accident Compensation Act 2001	ACC, mediation, independent reviewers, court system