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Scheme expenditure ($m)1

 Publicly underwrittenPrivately underwrittenTotal
Scheme CostsNSW2VicQld2SAComcareWATasNTSeacare3Australia

2020-21

Direct to claimant1,798.51,747.21,181.5279.7129.7700.1136.569.611.06,053.7
Services to claimant965.6583.1404.9138.263.5269.251.129.52.12,507.0
Insurance operations629.0497.3115.2114.124.1319.515.535.9N/A1,750.7
Regulation26.038.912.16.42.15.01.1N/AN/A91.8
Dispute resolution25.040.315.36.60.55.41.30.7N/A95.1
Other administration133.9105.953.329.823.58.11.12.0N/A357.6
Total3,578.03,012.61,782.3574.8243.41,307.2206.7137.713.010,842.8

2024-25

Direct to claimant2,744.12,626.01,642.7342.9157.81,127.0268.765.75.58,980.5
Services to claimant1,426.9854.7592.3193.259.7419.577.036.10.93,660.1
Insurance operations885.6769.7186.3157.329.2463.127.714.00.82,533.8
Regulation43.124.224.99.72.26.91.1N/AN/A112.4
Dispute resolution33.459.924.96.90.47.01.70.9N/A135.1
Other administration159.2171.8108.658.328.89.50.92.50.3539.8
Total5,292.34,506.32,579.6768.4278.12,032.9377.1119.27.515,961.7

1 Please note that the comparability of data used in this report may be subject to differences arising from the introduction of Australian Accounting Standard AASB 17 (Insurance Contracts). Figures are rounded to the nearest one decimal place and therefore the rows and columns may not add to the respective totals. Data is not collected for ACT, DVA and New Zealand. N/A – Data is unavailable or not collected.

2 The Queensland data does not include self-insurance costs.

3 Not all Scheme Cost information has been included for Seacare due to data unavailability. Thus, data presented in this report may not fully reflect the costs associated with administering the Seacare Scheme.