Prevent harm earlier
Put stronger prevention, safer work and early intervention at the front of scheme design.
Policy & advocacy
NSW scheme policy.Evidence into action.
WIA brings operational experience, public evidence and an industry-wide view into the decisions shaping the NSW scheme.
Explore our policy workEvidence before assertionWorkable scheme designRecovery at the centre
Our role
A policy voice shaped by what happens in practice.
Good reform has to work beyond the page. WIA connects the lived reality of insurer operations with the needs of workers, employers, regulators and government.
We advocate for clear legislation, sustainable settings and recovery pathways that can be implemented well.
See how the NSW insurer RTW results compareWhat guides us
Three priorities for a stronger scheme.
Prevention, recovery and sustainability are connected. Progress in one should strengthen the others.
Make recovery work
Create clear, practical settings that help workers recover and return to meaningful work.
Build for sustainability
Balance fair support with stable, accountable and administratively workable scheme settings.
Explore WIA’s practical initiatives
From advocacy to action
Ideas matter more when people can use them.
WIA extends its public-interest work beyond reports through focused education and practical digital tools.
Public education
Think Twice
A clearer path through questions, risks and second-opinion guidance before spinal fusion surgery for back pain.
Explore the campaign Practical processNSW Digital Injury Claim Form
A free guided helper that makes completing the official SIRA form easier while keeping answers in the user’s browser.
Explore the claim formLatest policy work
6 resourcesRead the evidence. See the position.
Featured report2026
Industry reportApril 2026 · PDF · 5.0 MB · 10 pages
State of the Industry Report 2026
A current view of scheme conditions, industry priorities and the opportunities ahead for safer work and stronger recovery.
Open report (opens a PDF in a new tab)View 5 more policy publications
02March 2026
Market review
Open PDF (opens in a new tab)NSW Workers Compensation — Market Review
WIA’s briefing on the market review and the design choices that will shape a sustainable NSW scheme.
PDF · 6.0 MB · 13 pages03March 2026
Member briefing
Open PDF (opens in a new tab)NSW Workers Compensation Reform — Self-Insurer Briefing
A focused briefing on reform implications for self-insurers and the employers and workers they support.
PDF · 6.4 MB · 10 pages04December 2025
Policy position
Contact us for a copy Loss Prevention and Recovery — A Fairer Scheme for NSW
A practical agenda to strengthen prevention, rehabilitation and the conditions for sustainable return to work.
Members only05July 2025
Policy brief
Open PDF (opens in a new tab)Policy briefing — Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
WIA’s briefing on the proposed legislative amendments and their implications across the scheme.
PDF · 1.2 MB · 5 pages06June 2025
Budget digest
Open PDF (opens in a new tab)NSW State Budget Digest 2025–26
The measures and signals in the NSW Budget that matter to the workers’ compensation industry.
PDF · 1.3 MB · 4 pagesFormal submission
Formal submission — Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
Read WIA’s formal submission on the Bill, setting out the association’s detailed response and recommendations.PDF · 0.2 MB · 6 pages
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