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Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025

Type: Government
Status: Assented on Mon 24 Nov 2025 - Act No 72 of 2025 (GG No.497, 28/11/2025, NSWGG-2025-497-7)
Origin: Legislative Assembly
Member with Carriage: Cotsis, Sophie (Mookhey, Daniel)
Act number: 72/2025
Long Title: An Act to amend workers compensation legislation and related legislation to implement changes to liability and entitlements for psychological injuries; and to make miscellaneous amendments to improve the effective operation of the workers compensation scheme.
Progress
Legislative Assembly
Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly
Introduced by: Cotsis, Sophie
Notice of Motion: Tue 27 May 2025
Introduced: Tue 27 May 2025
First Reading: Tue 27 May 2025
2R Speech: Tue 27 May 2025
Second Reading: Tue 3 Jun 2025
Considered in Detail: Tue 3 Jun 2025
Third Reading: Tue 3 Jun 2025
Date Passed with amdts: Tue 3 Jun 2025
Legislative Council
Member with Carriage: Mookhey, Daniel
Introduced: Wed 4 Jun 2025
First Reading: Wed 4 Jun 2025
2R Speech: Thu 13 Nov 2025
Second Reading: Thu 13 Nov 2025
Date Committed: Thu 13 Nov 2025
Reported with amendments: Fri 14 Nov 2025
Report Adopted: Fri 14 Nov 2025
Third Reading: Fri 14 Nov 2025
Date Passed with amdts: Fri 14 Nov 2025
Returned to LA: Fri 14 Nov 2025
LA agrees with LC amendments: Tue 18 Nov 2025
  • Passed Parliament: Tue 18 Nov 2025
  • Assented: Mon 24 Nov 2025
Documents and Transcripts
Text of Bill:
Passed by both Houses.pdf Passed by both Houses.pdf
Bill Attachments:
SPI - Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.pdf SPI - Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.pdf
Previous Version(s):
Second Print.pdf Second Print.pdf
First Print.pdf First Print.pdf
Explanatory Notes:
XN Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.pdf XN Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.pdf

Transcript of speeches:
2R Speech LA Second Reading Speech LA
2R Speech LC Second Reading Speech LC

Amendments for Consideration:
Legislative Assembly
IND - c2025-130C.pdf IND - c2025-130C.pdf
GRNS - c2025-105A.pdf GRNS - c2025-105A.pdf
IND - c2025-103H.pdf IND - c2025-103H.pdf
OPP - c2025-122B.pdf OPP - c2025-122B.pdf
Legislative Council
GRNS c2025-304A.pdf GRNS c2025-304A.pdf
IND (TM) c2025-269I.pdf IND (TM) c2025-269I.pdf
LP c2025-298A.pdf LP c2025-298A.pdf
SFF c2025-294B.pdf SFF c2025-294B.pdf
GRNS c2025-278C.pdf GRNS c2025-278C.pdf
GRNS c2025-277D.pdf GRNS c2025-277D.pdf
GRNS c2025-126C.pdf GRNS c2025-126C.pdf
GRNS c2025-109E.pdf GRNS c2025-109E.pdf
Latham c2025-268.pdf Latham c2025-268.pdf
OPP c2025-261D.pdf OPP c2025-261D.pdf

Amendments Agreed To:
Legislative Assembly
Agreed amendments - Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill.pdf Agreed amendments - Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill.pdf
Legislative Council
Schedule - Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.pdf Schedule - Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025.pdf

Bill digest
See Legislation Review Digest No. 31 of 58 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.

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