Finity Consulting Pty Limited were commissioned to provide a review of various amendments to the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1998.
Their report has recently been posted on the WorkCover website. I understand the report was recently also tabled in Parliament. See link below to full report.
The recommendations following the review were stated as follows:
Based on the above findings, we do not believe there is any evidence to suggest that any amendments to the Act are necessary at this time.
Overall, it seemed the assessment was that too little time had passed since various amendments had been made to properly assess their impact.
