Catastrophic injury scheme on the table

摘要

Lifetime care and support options for people who suffer a catastrophic injury from a workplace incident are now on the table. The federal government has released a consultation Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) to canvass the cost-benefit impact of the regulatory options of introducing a National Injury Insurance Scheme (NIIS). The RIS includes the case for introducing minimum benchmarks, retaining existing workers compensation arrangements or harmonising such arrangements. "Under the minimum benchmarks all workers will be entitled to lifetime care and support, regardless of their age, and workers will not need to navigate two schemes," according to the RIS.