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09 Dec

Holiday closedown

WorkCover WA will be closed over the festive period, from Wednesday 25 December to Wednesday 1 January inclusive. Normal services will resume on Thursday 2 January 2025. While the WorkCover WA Online ... Read More »

05 Dec

Scholarship Opportunity – Calling all Healthcare Professionals

WorkCover WA is proud to sponsor two scholarships for WA healthcare professionals to attend the new post-graduate course Compensable Health and Medicine, developed by Monash University in partnership ... Read More »

04 Dec

Save the date! WorkCover WA Conference 2025

Save the date – the WorkCover WA Conference is returning on 16 September 2025. Planning is well underway for the WorkCover WA Conference 2025 at the spectacular Optus Stadium. After a year of si... Read More »

31 Oct

2024 PIEF National Conference

October 30 saw the close of the 2024 PIEF National Conference, at which WorkCover WA was a Diamond Sponsor. Bringing together over 800 professionals from around the Nation and across the globe, the Co... Read More »

25 Oct

WorkCover WA’s new campaign: Don’t bet your business on “pretty sure”

With a single workers compensation claim having the potential to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, failure to meet compulsory workers compensation obligations has the potential to devastate any b... Read More »

24 Oct

Bill to address Court of Appeal Neville Decision Passed by Parliament

The Workers Compensation and Injury Management Amendment (Common Law Election Validation) Bill 2024 passed through the Parliament on 23 October 2024. The Bill addresses negative implications of the Co... Read More »

15 Oct

New Bill to address Court of Appeal Neville Decision

On 17 September 2024 WorkCover WA informed stakeholders the Government was considering as a priority the implications of the Court of Appeal decision of Neville v Choice One Pty Ltd [2024] WASCA 104. ... Read More »

11 Oct

New Fee Orders Released

The Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 provides for the Minister for Industrial Relations to fix the fees payable for: medical services allied health services workplace rehabilitatio... Read More »

10 Oct

Quarterly Compliance Update for Q1 2024/25 Available Now

One of WorkCover WA’s regulatory priorities is to ensure every employer in Western Australia has a policy of workers compensation insurance in place to cover their workers. Learn more about the outc... Read More »

30 Sep

Translated Resources Now Available

We are committed to providing up-to-date information and resources to all stakeholders. In line with this endeavour, we are pleased to announce our newly translated publications, now available to read... Read More »