COMPARISON OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

SCHEME DETAILS

SCHEME DETAILS

COMMONWEALTH*

VICTORIA

NEW SOUTH

SOUTH 

WALES

AUSTRALIA

Number of reported

2001 02:

19,195

01 02:

31,891

00 01:

53,797

01 02:

24,477

claims per financial year

2000 01:

19,317

00 01:

32,539

99 00:

53,224

00 01:

29,030

1999 00:

19,512

99 00:

31,592

98 99:

55,492

99 00:

30,989

1998 99:

21,170

98 99:

31,242

97 98:

58,604

98 99:

31,234

1997 98:

24,532

97 98:

30,113

96 97:

60,109

97 98:

32,590

1996 97:

28,807

96 97:

31,809

95 96:

62,469

96 97:

34,691

1995 96:

32,796

95 96:

32,632

94 95:

62,840

95 96:

37,119

1994 95:

34,979

94 95:

32,346

NB: Revised to conform 94 95:

39,684

NB: Includes Self 

to National Data Set,

Administrators &

i.e. excludes claims

Delegated Authority

less than 5 days

Seacare:

2001 02:

164

2000 01:

203

1999 00:

122

1998 99:

220

1997 98:

380

1996 97:

519

1995 94:

704

1994 95:

593

Average premium rate

2002 03:

1.13% 

1

02 03:

2.22%

02 03:

2.80%

02 03:

2.46%

per financial year

2002 03:

3.07% 

2

01 02

2.22%

01 02:

2.80% 

1

01 02:

2.46%

00 01:

2.22%

00 01:

2.80% 

1

00 01:

2.86%

2001 02:

1.00% 

1

99 00:

1.90%

99 00:

2.80%

99 00:

2.86%

2001 02:

3.36% 

2

98 99:

1.90%

98 99:

2.80%

98 99:

2.86%

97 98:

1.80%

97 98:

2.80%

97 98:

2.86%

2000 01:

0.98% 

1

96 97:

1.80%

96 97:

2.80%

96 97:

2.86%

2000 01:

3.12% 

2

95 96:

1.98%

95 96:

2.50%

95 96:

2.86%

1999 00:

1.03% 

1

1 

Excludes New Tax

1999 00:

2.77% 

2

System effects

1998 99:

1.00% 

1

1998 99:

2.60% 

2

1997 98:

1.20% 

1

1997 98:

3.00% 

2

1996 97:

1.60%

1

1996 97:

5.00% 

2

1995 96:

1.70%

1

1995 96:

5.20% 

2

1 

Commonwealth

Agencies

2

ACT Government

Service

* Unless otherwise

Seacare:

stated, information

2001 02: N/A

provided applies to both

2000 01: 4.12%

Comcare and Seacare

1999 00 3.48%

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