Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and the provisions of the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2025

The Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and the provisions of the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2025 be referred to the Public Accountability and Works Committee for inquiry and report.

Submissions

The inquiry is no longer receiving submissions.

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The committee received approximately 25 short submissions, which are available in a single document here.

Video recordings of hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel.

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Reports and Government Responses
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Terms of reference - Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bills - Updated 9 September 2025

Date	Milestone
05 Jun 2025	Referred
17 Jun 2025	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
22 Jul 2025	Submissions closed
29 Jul 2025	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
07 Oct 2025	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
03 Nov 2025	Final Report
03 Nov 2025	Final Report
03 Feb 2026	Government Response to Final Report due
03 Feb 2026	Government Response to Final Report

Date	Venue Details
17/06/2025	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
29/07/2025	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
07/10/2025	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
Government response - Report No 5 - Public Accountability and Works Committee - Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2025 (PDF)	03/02/2026
Report No 5 - Public Accountability and Works Committee - Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2025 (PDF)	03/11/2025	Due 03/02/2026
Report No 5 - Public Accountability and Works Committee - Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2025 - Accessible (Word)	03/11/2025

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2025-11-03	03/11/2025	Media Release	Report tabled
2025-10-30	30/10/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mrs Celeese Bryant, Individual
2025-10-28	28/10/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Shane Butcher, NSW Branch Workers Compensation Subcommittee, Australian Lawyers Alliance
2025-10-28	28/10/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Shane Butcher, NSW Branch Workers Compensation Subcommittee, Australian Lawyers Alliance
2025-10-27	27/10/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Craig Tanner, Barrister
2025-10-27	27/10/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Tyler Thomsen, Individual
2025-10-27	27/10/2025	Additional Information	Mr Craig Tanner, Barrister
2025-10-24	24/10/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Eddie Price, Medical Director/Founder eHealthier, icare Injury Management Consultant
2025-10-23	23/10/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Chris McCann, Individual
2025-10-21	21/10/2025	Other	Transcript clarification, Mrs Annette Thorncraft, Individual
2025-10-21	21/10/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mrs Annette Thorncraft, Individual
2025-10-21	21/10/2025	Additional Information	Mrs Annette Thorncraft, Individual
2025-10-20	20/10/2025	Additional Information	Ms Vicki Bourbous, Individual
2025-10-20	20/10/2025	Additional Information	Ms Vicki Bourbous, Individual
2025-10-07	07/10/2025	Tabled Document	Submission to the NSW Parliament Public Accountability and Works Committee - An Alternative, Cost-Neutral Model to Deliver Outcomes, tabled by Mr Richard Hoskins, Individual
2025-10-07	07/10/2025	Tabled Document	Opening submission to Public Accountability and Works Committee, tabled by Mr Richard Hoskins, Individual
2025-10-07	07/10/2025	Tabled Document	Executive summary: Employers Mutual Ltd and ASWIG Governance Issues, tabled by Mr Richard Hoskins, Individual
2025-10-07	07/10/2025	Tabled Document	Opening statement, tabled by Mr Richard Hoskins, Individual
2025-10-07	07/10/2025	Tabled Document	Suggestions to save money and protect workers from abuse, tabled by Mrs Annette Thorncraft, Individual
2025-10-07	07/10/2025	Tabled Document	Presentation to the Public Accountability and Works Committee Inquiry into the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 and the provisions of the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2025, tabled by Mr Craig Tanner, Barrister
2025-10-07	07/10/2025	Tabled Document	Letter dated 14 March 2023 from Mr Tony Wessling, Group Executive, IfNSW & HBCF, icare, to Mr Spencer McCabe, A/Executive Director, WHBCR, SIRA, regarding an icare review of a workers compensation claim made by Mr Matthew U'Brien, tabled by Mr Matthew U'Brien, Individual
2025-10-07	07/10/2025	Tabled Document	Document claiming breaches by EML relating to its management of a workers compensation claim made by Mr Matthew U'Brien, tabled by Mr Matthew U'Brien, Individual
2025-10-07	07/10/2025	Tabled Document	Customer Advocate Review Report CAR176 Matthew U'Brien' tabled by Mrs Sarah U'Brien, Individual
2025-10-01	01/10/2025	Other	Short submissions - Nos. 222 - 246
2025-09-10	10/09/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Professor Nick Glozier, Professor of Psychological Medicine at University of Sydney, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
2025-09-02	02/09/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Bar Association
2025-09-01	01/09/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Daniel Kicuroski, NSW Branch Director, Pharmacy Guild of Australia
2025-09-01	01/09/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Matthew Vickers, General Manager, SME & Specialty, EML
2025-09-01	01/09/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Matthew Vickers, General Manager, SME & Specialty, EML (Insurance for NSW)
2025-09-01	01/09/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Matthew Vickers, General Manager, SME & Specialty, EML (Nominal Insurer)
2025-09-01	01/09/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Gallagher Bassett
2025-09-01	01/09/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Gallagher Bassett
2025-08-29	29/08/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Tim Concannon, Law Society of New South Wales
2025-08-29	29/08/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Simon Sawday, Director of Government Affairs, ClubsNSW
2025-08-29	29/08/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Mark Pittman, Acting Chief General Manager, Personal Injury, Allianz
2025-08-29	29/08/2025	Other	Transcript clarification, EML
2025-08-29	29/08/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Noni Byron, President, Australian Rehabilitation Provider Association NSW
2025-08-29	29/08/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mandy Young, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA)
2025-08-29	29/08/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mandy Young, Chief Executive, State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA)
2025-08-29	29/08/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	icare
2025-08-29	29/08/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	icare
2025-08-29	29/08/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Bola Oyetunji, Auditor-General for New South Wales
2025-08-29	29/08/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Lynda Reeves, Executive Manager, Choice Employers, icare claims, GIO
2025-08-28	28/08/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Lynda Reeves, Executive Manager, Choice Employers, icare claims, GIO
2025-08-19	19/08/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Chris Gatfield, Director of Government and Industry Affairs, Australian Hotels Association
2025-08-12	12/08/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Mark Gibbins, President, Australasian Association of Medico-Legal
2025-08-09	09/08/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mrs Lyn Connolly, President, Australian Childcare Alliance NSW
2025-07-29	29/07/2025	Tabled Document	SIRA OpenData NSW WC System as at 15 July 2025 - tabled by Ms Abigail Boyd MLC
2025-07-29	29/07/2025	Additional Information	Professor Nick Glozier, Professor of Psychological Medicine at University of Sydney, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
2025-07-29	29/07/2025	Additional Information	Professor Nick Glozier, Professor of Psychological Medicine at University of Sydney, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
2025-07-28	28/07/2025	Media Release	Second public hearing
2025-07-18	18/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mrs Lynda Reeves, Executive Manager – WICC Corporate Claims, GIO
2025-07-18	18/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	EML
2025-07-16	16/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA)
2025-07-16	16/07/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA)
2025-07-16	16/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Allianz Australia Insurance Limited
2025-07-16	16/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Workers Compensation Self Insurers Association
2025-07-15	15/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	icare
2025-07-15	15/07/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	icare
2025-07-15	15/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Treasury
2025-07-15	15/07/2025	Answers to Supplementary Questions	NSW Treasury
2025-07-15	15/07/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Treasurer
2025-07-15	15/07/2025	Correspondence	Letter clarifying evidence, NSW Treasury
2025-06-27	27/06/2025	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Doug Andrews, Senior Medical Assessor (Psychiatry) for the Personal Injury Commission
2025-06-24	24/06/2025	Other	Proposed amendments
2025-06-18	18/06/2025	Media Release	Submissions open, inquiry to continue
2025-06-16	16/06/2025	Media Release	Public hearing

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Elspeth Dyer	Principal Council Officer	9230 2214	[email protected]
Anthony Hanna	Director Committees	9230 2258	[email protected]
Margaret Pollard	Senior Council Officer	9230 2714	[email protected]
Tina Mrozowska	Council Officer	9230 3775	[email protected]

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