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21 Jan

Quarterly Compliance Update

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. Last quarter, WorkCov... Read More »

13 Jan

New Online Training for Insurance Brokers

Following the introduction of the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023, we released two suites of online training for key stakeholder groups, Workplace Rehabilitation Providers and Cla... Read More »

10 Jan

New Guide for Treating Medical Practitioners

New guide for treating medical practitioners out now! From diagnosis and medical assessments to liaising with other members of the treating team, treating medical practitioners play a central role in ... Read More »

23 Dec

Dispute services during holiday closedown

Whilst WorkCover WA will be closed over the festive period, from Wednesday 25 December to Wednesday 1 January inclusive, both the Conciliation Service and Arbitration Service remain accessible for dis... Read More »

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 »