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Medical and Allied Health fee updates - effective 1 July 2021

WorkCover Queensland has updated both the Medical and Allied Health Tables of Costs effective 1 July 2021. Fees have been indexed in line with CPI and wage index increases.

22 June 2021
News article

New streamlined claim pathway for first responders and eligible employees diagnosed with PTSD

On 20 May 2021, Queensland's workers' compensation laws were amended to include a new presumptive streamlined pathway for first responders and eligible employees diagnosed with PTSD.

15 June 2021
News article

Get ready to renew your policy from 1 July

If you employ workers in Queensland, it's time to start preparing to renew your WorkCover Queensland accident insurance policy.

9 June 2021
Ministerial media release

Queensland workers' compensation premiums remain lowest

Industrial Relations Minister Grace Grace said today that the average WorkCover premium would be maintained at $1.20 per $100 of wages paid for 2021-2022.

9 June 2021
Media release

$5m medical research grant for dust lung disease

The Queensland Government is continuing its nation-leading response for workers with occupational dust lung disease, particularly those with coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP) and silicosis, by offering a $5 million medical research grant over four years from 2021 to 2023.

25 May 2021
News article

Vale Ian Brusasco AO

WorkCover Queensland is saddened to hear the news of the passing of Mr Ian Brusasco AO, former chair at WorkCover Queensland from 1998 to 2012.

14 May 2021
Media release

Court backs electrical regulator decision on unlicensed operator

Action taken by the Queensland Government against a rogue operator accused of performing unlicensed electrical work has been supported in court today.

29 March 2021
News article

Annual review of Allied Health Services Table of Costs for 2021-2022

WorkCover Queensland is commencing the annual review of the Allied Health Services Table of Costs for the 2021-2022 financial year. Associations and providers can provide feedback by 30 April 2021.

28 March 2021
Media release

Gold Coast jumping castle business fined $50,000 after two workers suffered serious burns

At a recent hearing in the Southport Magistrates Court, a Gold Coast jumping castle business was fined $50,000 for failing to comply with its primary health and safety duty, exposing workers to a risk of serious injury or death.

19 March 2021
News article

COVID-19 vaccines and your workplace health and safety obligations

The national rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is a timely reminder for employers to review their workplace health and safety obligations amidst these unprecedented times.

2 March 2021
Media release

People at Work tool launched across Australia

Australia’s only validated psychosocial risk assessment tool, People at Work, is up and running on a new free, digital platform.

26 February 2021
News article

Changes to regulation for low density asbestos board (LBD)

From 1 May 2021, low density asbestos fibre board will be classed as a friable asbestos containing material and must be removed by a class A licensed removalist.

22 February 2021