Comparing Australian and New Zealand workers’ compensation
We release a biennial report comparing Australia and New Zealand’s workers’ compensation arrangements:
We release a summary of workers’ compensation scheme developments on alternate years to the Comparison report:
Past reports can be found at Comparing Australian and New Zealand workers’ compensation – Past reports.
Comparative performance monitoring
We previously published Comparative performance monitoring reports which analysed the following trends across Australia in relation to workers’ compensation schemes’ performance:
- serious claim rates and work-related fatalities across jurisdictions
- an overview of the standardised average workers’ compensation premium rates by industry
- scheme funding arrangements information, and
- workers’ compensation dispute information.
The data for those trends is now available on the jurisdictional comparison dashboard.
Previous reports can be found on our website.
Compensation policy and return to work effectiveness (COMPARE) Project
The COMPARE project which was undertaken between 2015 and 2023, built an evidence base to improve return to work policy and practice in Australia. The project was led by the Insurance Work and Health Research Group (IWH) at Monash University and Safe Work Australia contributed funding to the project through a Commonwealth Grant.
The project published research findings in peer-reviewed journals that covered the impacts of legislative reform, payment step-downs, psychological distress amongst claimants, experiences of the health care system, and regional differences in time off work and disability burden.