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Care should be taken when analysing the information in Table 8.4 as the valuation of liabilities differs across jurisdictions. Safe Work Australia provides workers’ compensation funding ratios that attempt to address most of the areas where differences occur by applying consistent definitions and assumptions. These are published in the interactive Jurisdictional Comparison dashboard.

 30 June 202530 June 2024
NSW1Assets: $22,389,059,000

Liabilities: $27,777,582,000

Funding Ratio: 79%
Assets: $19,956,909,000

Liabilities: $23,618,355,000

Funding Ratio: 83%
VicAssets: $32.4 billion

Liabilities: $32.5 billion

Funding Ratio:112.7%
Assets: $28.9 billion

Liabilities: $29.8 billion

Funding Ratio: 105.8%
QldAssets: $8.457 billion

Liabilities: $5.993 billion

Funding Ratio: 141%
Assets: $7.488 billion

Liabilities: $5.459 billion

Funding Ratio: 137%
WAWA is a privately underwritten scheme, therefore this data is not availableWA is a privately underwritten scheme, therefore this data is not available
SAAssets: $4,951,901   $’000

Liabilities: $4,807,481   $’000

Funding Ratio: 103.0%
Assets: $4,428,485   $’000

Liabilities: $4,439,179   $’000

Funding Ratio: 99.8%
TasTasmania is a privately underwritten scheme therefore this data is not availableTasmania is a privately underwritten scheme, therefore this data is not available
ACTAustralian Capital Territory is a privately underwritten scheme therefore this data is not availableAustralian Capital Territory is a privately underwritten scheme therefore this data is not available
NTNorthern Territory is a privately underwritten scheme therefore this data is not availableNorthern Territory is a privately underwritten scheme therefore this data is not available
Comcare2Assets: $2,167.9m

Liabilities: $1,813.3m

Funding Ratio: 119.6%
Assets: $2,012.9m

Liabilities: $1,801.9m

Funding Ratio: 111.7%
SeacareSeacare is a privately underwritten scheme, therefore this data is not availableSeacare is a privately underwritten scheme, therefore this data is not available
DVA N/AN/A
NZAssets: 11,387

Liabilities: 8,693

Funding Ratio: 131.0%
Assets: 11,128

Liabilities: 8,464

Funding Ratio: 131.5%

The funding position is provided for the government insurer, Insurance & Care NSW which represents 74% of wages within New South Wales

2 Comcare data is, and has been in previous years, inclusive of risk margins and may not be directly comparable to publicly underwritten schemes.