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05 May

Catholic Church Insurance Ltd to cease offering workers compensation insurance in WA

Catholic Church Insurance Ltd (CCI) will cease offering workers compensation insurance in Western Australia on 29 June 2023. All current policy holders will continue to have their workers compensation... Read More »

05 May

PTSD and cancer presumptions for firefighters – effective 6 May 2023

Amendments to the Regulations have established a rebuttable presumption of work-related injury for post-traumatic stress disorder contracted by firefighters. Amendments to the Regulations have also ad... Read More »

03 May

Early bird tickets available now – WorkCover WA Conference 2023

Early bird tickets are now on sale for the WorkCover WA Conference 2023. This year’s Conference is going to be bigger and bolder than ever, delivering a program filled with dynamic, diverse and insp... Read More »

26 Apr

New online training for Workplace Rehabilitation Providers

WorkCover WA is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the new online training course ‘Foundations of Workers’ Compensation: Workplace Rehabilitation Providers’.  This new product follows ... Read More »

06 Apr

2023/24 Recommended Premium Rates

WorkCover WA Chief Executive Officer, Mr Chris White, released a media statement announcing the 2023/24 recommended premium rates for compulsory workers’ compensation insurance in Western Australia.... Read More »

10 Mar

Focus Group: Insurance Brokers Principles and Standards of Practice

Earlier today we were proud to host the first stakeholder focus group meeting for the new ‘Insurance Brokers Principles and Standards of Practice’. The group applied their vast industry knowledge ... Read More »

09 Mar

International Women’s Day 2023

International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. Yesterday we were pleased to host Ms Sharryn Jackson, WorkCover WA Boar... Read More »

09 Mar

WorkCover WA hosts PIEF national roundtable

This morning we hosted Personal Injury Education Foundation (PIEF) CEO Noel Lyons and David Fryar for their national roundtable. We are keen to continue our collaboration with PIEF to develop a consis... Read More »

22 Feb

Bill for modern Act tabled in Parliament

On Wednesday 22 February 2023, the Hon. Bill Johnston MLA, Minister for Industrial Relations tabled the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Bill 2023 in Parliament, to modernise Western Austral... Read More »

09 Jan

WorkCover WA Board update

WorkCover WA extends their sincerest thanks to Victoria Wilmot, whose term with the Board concluded at the end of 2022. Ms Wilmot has been a member of the Board since 2005 and has made significant con... Read More »