Western Australia has completely overhauled its workers compensation legislation, with the new Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023 coming into effect from 1 July 2024.
The key changes include:
- The timing of the ‘step down’ to a reduced rate of workers compensation payments. Currently the step down occurs at 13 weeks. This has been extended to 26 weeks under the new legislation.
- The weekly rate of workers compensation will be calculated over one year prior to the injury occurring (previously this was 13 weeks), or a lesser period if the employee has not been employed for a year.
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