Completed consultations
Model of care for the management of low back pain - summary
SIRA is seeking feedback on the implementation of the Model of care for the management of low back pain – summary.
Completed
Draft Australian Clinical Guidelines for Health Professionals Managing People with Whiplash-...
SIRA is seeking feedback on the draft Australian Clinical Guidelines for Health Professionals Managing People with Whiplash-Associated Disorders, Fourth Edition (Guidelines).
Completed
Draft Claims Management Audit Manual
SIRA has reviewed and updated the Claims Management Audit Manual and appendices. We invite you to review the draft Claims Management Audit Manual and appendices and provide your feedback.
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New rules for home building compensation insurers
The State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) proposes to make new guidelines that will regulate matters such as insurance premiums, eligibility of businesses to buy insurance, handling of insurance claims made by homeowners and some other matters.
Completed
Draft Guidelines for the Provision of Relevant Services (Health and Related Services)
SIRA is seeking feedback on draft Guidelines for the Provision of Relevant Services (Health and Related Services).
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Amendments to the Workers Compensation Regulation 2016
We are seeking feedback on proposed amendments to the Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 to increase penalty notice amounts.
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Amendments to the Workers Compensation Regulation 2016
We are seeking feedback on proposed amendments to the Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 to prescribe the methodology to calculate additional compensation concerning investing or otherwise managing a dependent child’s lump sum death benefit paid to the NSW Trustee, and other minor amendments.
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Allied health treatment request form and explanatory notes
SIRA is seeking feedback from health practitioners on the proposed Allied health treatment request form prior to publication for use with the NSW CTP and workers compensation schemes.
Completed
Draft State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment Regulation 2022
SIRA is seeking feedback on a draft regulation related to health services.
Completed
Personal Injury Commission Statutory Review
SIRA is seeking feedback on the objectives of the Personal Injury Commission Act 2020.
Completed
Motor Accident Guidelines version 9
SIRA is seeking feedback on the proposed draft Motor Accident Guidelines version 9.
Completed
Home Building Compensation reform
This consultation is about a range of reform ideas to redesign how the home building compensation scheme is regulated and operated.
Completed
Motor Accident Guidelines: CTP Care
SIRA is seeking feedback on the proposed draft Motor Accident Guidelines in relation to CTP Care
Completed
Standard of Practice: Return to work - early intervention
We are seeking feedback on a new Return to work - early intervention Standard of Practice. The new Standard has been developed to support and set expectations for insurers in their early management of claims.
Completed
Workers compensation guidelines for the approval of hearing service providers
SIRA is seeking feedback on new guidelines that aim to improve outcomes for people with work-related hearing loss.
Completed
Self-insurer licensing framework review
We are seeking feedback on the self-insurer licensing framework.
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Specialised insurer licensing framework
We are seeking feedback on the specialised insurer licensing framework.
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Home Building Compensation construction type definitions
This consultation is about options to change how SIRA regulates insurance premiums for different types of construction work.
Completed
Post implementation review of the Authorised Health Practitioner (AHP) framework
We seek feedback on the implementation of the AHP framework in the NSW CTP scheme and review its effectiveness, with recommendations for refinement or improvements.
Completed
Injury insurance arrangements for food delivery riders in the gig economy
Consultation has commenced on injury insurance arrangements for gig economy food delivery riders.
Completed
CTP for taxis and hire vehicles in the point to point industry
We are seeking feedback from insurers, people involved in providing passenger services, and other interested stakeholders on the proposed Compulsory Third Party (CTP) solution for taxis and hire vehicles in the point to point (P2P) industry.
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Cost-sharing Mechanism: Workers Compensation Regulation
We are seeking feedback on a new cost-sharing mechanism for COVID-19 workers compensation claims. This mechanism will enable certain COVID-19 claims costs to be redistributed across the workers compensation system to maintain a healthy and competitive workers compensation market in NSW.
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Review of Legal Support for Injured People in the NSW CTP Scheme
The State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) is reviewing the provision of legal support for injured people in the compulsory third-party (CTP) insurance scheme under the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (the Act).
Completed
Regulatory requirements for workplace rehabilitation service provision in NSW personal injur...
This consultation is seeking input from stakeholders on the NSW policy and framework underpinning the approval, engagement and performance of workplace rehabilitation providers.
Completed
Standard of Practice 33: Managing psychological injury claims
We are seeking feedback on a new psychological injury Standard of Practice. The new Standard aims to set expectations for insurers about the management of claims for workers with a psychological injury.
Completed
Revised workers compensation guidelines for allied health treatment and hearing service prov...
This consultation is to seek feedback on the revised Workers compensation guidelines for allied health treatment and hearing service provision.
Completed
Health outcomes framework for the NSW workers compensation and motor accident injury/compuls...
This consultation introduces and seeks feedback on the proposed health outcomes framework for the schemes.
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New SIRA Standard of Practice in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
We are seeking feedback on the draft of the new Standard of practice for insurers about the handling of COVID-19 workers compensation claims and claims handling practices during the period of the pandemic.
Completed
Motor Accidents Compensation Regulation 2020 and Regulatory Impact Statement
We are seeking comments on the proposed Motor Accidents Compensation Regulation 2020 and Regulatory Impact Statement.
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Measuring return to work
We are seeking input from stakeholders about how measurement of return to work can be strengthened across the schemes we regulate.
Completed
CTP arrangements for the point to point industry
We are seeking feedback from industry stakeholders on how CTP insurance premiums for the point to point industry will be calculated beyond December 2020.
Completed
Regulatory requirements for health care
We're seeking your views to inform revised regulatory requirements relating to the healthcare arrangements within the NSW Workers Compensation and CTP systems.
Completed
Work-related hearing loss in the NSW workers compensation system
SIRA is conducting a review into services to support people with work-related hearing loss in the NSW workers compensation system.
Completed
SIRA review of the minor injury definition
SIRA is conducting a review of the minor injury definition against the objectives of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017. Give us your feedback.
Completed
Customer service conduct principles
SIRA consulted on proposed Customer Service Conduct Principles for insurers dealing with workers compensation, CTP and home building compensation claims.
Completed
Review of the Nominal Insurer
We are seeking your submission to assist SIRA with its compliance and performance review of the workers compensation Nominal Insurer, icare.
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Health professionals and earning capacity decisions in the CTP scheme
We are seeking feedback on proposed advice for CTP insurers and health professionals on the role and expectations for health professionals who are supporting insurer decisions about earning capacity.
Completed
SIRA frameworks for non-treating health practitioners
We are seeking feedback on proposed frameworks for non-treating health practitioners in the NSW CTP scheme and workers compensation system.
Completed
CTP insurance arrangements for the point to point industry
We are consulting about the current transitional arrangements of CTP insurance for the point to point industry which are set to expire in December 2020.
Completed
Claims Administration Manual (CAM): draft Standards of Practice
We are continuing to progress the design and development of the Claims Administration Manual (CAM).
Completed
Claims administration manual and guidelines review
We are consulting on the development and implementation of the claims administration manual and the review of the workers compensation guidelines.
Completed
Market practice and premiums guidelines consultation
We are seeking feedback on the draft workers compensation Market Practice and Premium Guidelines (MPPGs) for 2018/19. These apply to all ‘licensed insurers’.
Completed
HBC draft guidelines on claims handling and business plans
We want your opinion on claims handling and business plan standards for the reformed home building compensation scheme in NSW. We regulate this insurance scheme.
Completed
HBC eligibility and premium standards consultation
We want your opinion on eligibility and premium standards for the reformed home building compensation scheme in NSW. See here for more information.
Completed
Review of sponsorship, incentives, grants and research programs
Following recent reforms, we identified a need to review our existing sponsorship, incentive, grant and strategic research programs. Here's where you can find more information.
Completed
Reforming insurer profit in the CTP Green Slip Scheme
The NSW Government proposes to reform insurer profit from the CTP Green Slip Scheme and improve outcomes for NSW motorists and people injured on our roads.
Completed
How CTP insurance claims are managed and disputes resolved
The NSW Government wants to improve claims handling and dispute resolution services in the CTP Green Slip Scheme. We asked for your feedback.
Completed
Workers compensation financial and premium supervision
This consultation is regarding the regulation and supervision of workers compensation insurer premiums, market practices, financial and prudential requirements.
Completed
Review of the guidelines for workplace return to work programs
The workplace return to work programs guidelines are used to help develop return to work programs in workplaces.
Completed
Review of implementation of the proposed self-insurance licensing framework
We are consulting on the implementation of the proposed licensing framework and supervisory model. We want to hear your views.
Completed
Workers Compensation Regulation amendments 2016
We sought feedback on minor amendments that were proposed to the Workers Compensation Regulation 2010 when it was being remade.
Completed
Options for reforming Green Slip insurance in NSW
We sought feedback on how to reform Green Slip insurance to better support people injured on the roads and reduce premium costs.
Completed
Review of CTP motor vehicle insurance point-to-point transport vehicles
We sought feedback on how to reform CTP Green Slip insurance following the growing popularity of ride sharing services.
Completed
Reforming the self-insurance licensing framework
We conducted a review of our self-insurance licensing framework to improve outcomes for injured people and reduce red tape.
Completed
Regulation of return to work assistance to include new benefits
We sought feedback on the development of a new regulation to govern two new return to work assistance benefits.
Completed
Regulation of legal costs for work capacity decision reviews
We sought feedback on a new regulation to allow payment of legal costs in connection with work capacity decision reviews.