New South Wales
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WorkCover NSW.
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WorkCover NSW.
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7 private sector agents, 60 self-insurers and 7 specialised insurers.
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Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 and Workers Compensation Act 1987.
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Workers Compensation Commission.
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Victoria
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WorkSafe Victoria
(Victorian WorkCover Authority.
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WorkSafe Victoria.
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5 private sector agents and 37 self insurers.
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Accident Compensation Act 1985 and Accident Compensation (WorkCover Insurance) Act 1993.
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WorkSafe.
Accident Compensation Conciliation Service (ACCS), Medical Panels,
Magistrates’ or County Court.
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Queensland
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Department of Justice and Attorney-General.
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WorkCover Queensland.
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WorkCover Queensland
and self insurers.
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Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003.
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Q-COMP, Queensland Industrial Relations Commission or Industrial Magistrate, Industrial Court
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Western Australia
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WorkCover WA.
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Insurers subject to WorkCover WA oversight.
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8 private sector insurers, 27 self-insurers (exempt employers) and the Insurance Commission of Western Australia.
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Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981.
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Concilliation and Arbitration Services (from 1 December 2011).
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South Australia
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WorkCoverSA.
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WorkCoverSA.
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1 private sector agent
67 private self-insurers
Crown self-insurers
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Workers’ Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 and WorkCover Corporation Act 1994.
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Workers Compensation Tribunal.
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Tasmania
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Department of Justice and WorkCover Tasmania.
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Licensed private sector insurers subject to WorkCover Tas oversight.
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7 private sector insurers.
11 self-insurers
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Workers’ Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.
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Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal,
Supreme Court
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Northern Territory
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Department of Justice.
NT WorkSafe.
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Private sector insurers.
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5 private sector insurers.
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Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act
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Mediation coordinated by NT WorkSafe. Work Health Court.
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Australian Capital Territory
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Chief Minister’s Department – Continuous Improvement & Workers’ Compensation Branch
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Private sector insurers
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7 approved insurers.
8 self-insurers.
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Workers’ Compensation Act 1951
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Conciliation, arbitration, Magistrates Court, Supreme Court
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C’wealth Comcare
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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
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Comcare.
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Comcare/Self-insurers and their agents.
DVA for claims relating to military service rendered before 1 July 2004.
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Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.
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AAT, Federal Court
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C’wealth Seacare
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Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
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Private sector insurers.
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Employers/ insurers.
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Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992.
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AAT, Federal Court.
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C’wealth DVA
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Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission
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N/A
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DVA
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Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
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Veterans’ Review Board,
AAT, Federal Court.
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New Zealand
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Department of Labour.
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Accident Compensation Corporation.
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Accident Compensation Corporation.
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Accident Compensation Act 2001.
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Accident Compensation Corporation, mediation, Dispute Resolution Services Limited, court system.
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