Workers' compensation prosecutions
Workers' compensation fraud and other prosecutions
The Workers' Compensation Regulator is responsible for investigating and prosecuting fraud and other offences against the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (the Act).
The Regulator takes fraud in the workers' compensation scheme seriously and has a zero-tolerance approach.
Most reports of suspected fraud and other offending are made to the Regulator by workers’ compensation insurers.
Decisions about whether to commence a prosecution are made by the Regulator in accordance with the Workers' Compensation Regulator prosecutions policy.
Read about prosecution outcomes
Publication policy
Workers’ Compensation Regulatory Services (WCRS) publishes information about prosecution outcomes.
Publishing prosecution outcomes encourages compliance with Queensland’s workers’ compensation laws by:
- educating workers, employers and the community about their obligations under the Act and consequences of not complying with these; and
- providing information about how to prevent similar breaches.
Publishing principles
WCRS aim to ensure that all published information is accurate, impartial and balanced, and encourages compliance with Queensland's workers’ compensation laws.
Publishing methods
WCRS publicise prosecution outcomes via:
- this website
- conferences and forums (our representatives participate in forums where they disseminate information and statistics on prosecutions)
- other communication channels, such as newsletters, e-bulletins and social media accounts.
More information
Find out more about accessing Department information on the Department of Justice website.