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WED

12:59PM

Premiums cut, benefits extended and WorkCover scrapped

The NSW workers' compensation scheme is being overhauled to provide safe employers with premium discounts of up to 20 per cent, restore a number of worker benefits that were scrapped in 2012, speed up the dust diseases claim process, and replace WorkCover with three separate agencies.

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FRI

11:52AM

Injured workers suffer as premiums plunge: report

NSW workers' comp premiums have plummeted by an average of 17 per cent over the last two years, but injured workers have paid for these cuts, with thousands going without medical treatment or being forced onto Centrelink benefits, according to a union-commissioned Macquarie University study.

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THU

2:07PM

Visa probe prompts workers' comp warning; and more

457-visa investigation prompts broad workers' comp warning;
Dangerous goods breaches cost employer $90k; and
New judge appointed to Dust Diseases Tribunal.

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FRI

3:57PM

Capped premiums promised for big employers; and more

Capped workers' comp premiums promised for large NSW employers; and
Safety regulators release alerts and other publications.

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THU

12:13PM

Medical benefits restored to amputee workers, others

NSW's workers' comp regulations will be amended immediately to ensure amputees and some other injured workers have access to medical aids and benefits until retirement age, State Finance Minister Dominic Perrottet has announced.

WED

3:24PM

Surprise WorkCover premium cuts anger Govt opponents

The NSW Government surprised employers with further workers' comp premium cuts in its budget yesterday, but the Greens and unions say WorkCover's surplus should be used to support amputees and others whose benefits were "stripped" by the 2012 scheme overhaul.

THU

2:13PM

NSW reveals 2014-15 premium rates; and SA, WA news

WorkCover NSW reveals 2014-15 premium rates; SA Independents to determine future of cancer compensation laws; and Maximum workers' comp payments increasing in WA.

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TUE

2:38PM

NSW premiums under review; Quarterly update; and more

NSW assessing viability of further WorkCover premium cuts; Victorian OHS fine increased by 650 per cent on appeal; Work and quad bike death tolls climbing; and Did you miss our latest quarterly update?

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THU

12:15PM

NSW premiums reduced again; and ACT news

NSW workers' comp premiums fall again; and Safety-court Bill passes in the ACT.

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TUE

3:14PM

Legislation and cases update - Q2 2013

In this update, OHS Alert examines all the important OHS and workers' comp legislative changes made in the second quarter of 2013. We also recap the most significant court and tribunal rulings and other developments in each jurisdiction.

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