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Example Application for Exemption under the WHS Regulations
07 December 2021 |
Resources
Example Application for Exemption under the WHS Regulations This example application is part of the National Exemption Framework document package and provides an indication of the type of document which must be completed prior to lodgement of an exemption …
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2021 National return to work survey - Headline measures report
06 December 2021 |
Statistical reports
2021 National return to work survey - Headline measures report This report provides a summary of key measures from the 2021 National Return to Work Survey – the ‘returned to work rate’ and the ‘current return to work rate’. The National Return to Work …
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  • Return to work
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Workers’ compensation disputes 23rd
29 November 2021 |
Statistical reports
Workers’ compensation disputes 23rd The Comparative Performance Monitoring report analyses trends in WHS and workers’ compensation scheme performance across Australia and New Zealand. This section has information about disputes against an insurer’s …
  • Comparing workers' compensation scheme performance
  • Comparing workers' compensation schemes
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Workers’ compensation funding – assets, liabilities and expenditure 23rd
29 November 2021 |
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Workers’ compensation funding – assets, liabilities and expenditure 23rd The Comparative Performance Monitoring report analyses trends in WHS and workers’ compensation scheme performance across Australia and New Zealand. This section has information about …
  • Comparing workers' compensation scheme performance
  • Comparing workers' compensation schemes
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Entitlements under workers’ compensation (scenarios) 23rd
29 November 2021 |
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Entitlements under workers’ compensation (scenarios) 23rd The Comparative Performance Monitoring report analyses trends in WHS and workers’ compensation scheme performance across Australia and New Zealand. This section illustrates the differences in …
  • Comparing workers' compensation scheme performance
  • Comparing workers' compensation schemes
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Workers’ compensation premiums 23rd
29 November 2021 |
Statistical reports
Workers’ compensation premiums 23rd The Comparative Performance Monitoring report analyses trends in WHS and workers’ compensation scheme performance across Australia and New Zealand. This section provides a national and jurisdictional overview of the …
  • Comparing workers' compensation scheme performance
  • Comparing workers' compensation schemes
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Work health and safety compliance and enforcement activities 23rd
29 November 2021 |
Statistical reports
Work health and safety compliance and enforcement activities 23rd The Comparative Performance Monitoring report analyses trends in WHS and workers’ compensation scheme performance across Australia and New Zealand. This section provides a jurisdictional …
  • Comparing workers' compensation scheme performance
  • Comparing workers' compensation schemes
  • Statistics
  • Workers' compensation
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Work health and safety performance 23rd
29 November 2021 |
Statistical reports
Work health and safety performance 23rd The Comparative Performance Monitoring report analyses trends in WHS and workers’ compensation scheme performance across Australia and New Zealand. This section provides an overview of work health and safety …
  • Comparing workers' compensation scheme performance
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  • Statistics
  • Workers' compensation
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Workers’ compensation coverage paper
26 November 2021 |
Reports
Workers’ compensation coverage paper This paper analyses the complex nature of workers’ compensation coverage in Australia. The paper considers whether current workers’ compensation coverage arrangements in Australia remain fit for purpose, by using gig …
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Australian workers’ compensation statistics 2019-20
22 November 2021 |
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Australian workers’ compensation statistics 2019-20 The Australian workers’ compensation statistics (AWCS) report provides detailed statistics about workers’ compensation claims that were lodged in Australia between 2000-01 and 2019-20, including …
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