Press resources for NSW workers compensation
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Topics our doctors and clinical team can speak to
- NSW workers compensation scheme costs and reform (incl. the February 2026 reforms)
- Mental health and psychological injury claims — the growth, the gap, the data
- Certificate of Capacity practice and the doctor's role in the claim pathway
- Return-to-work outcomes for physical vs psychological injury
- Contested claims, IME reviews, and the IRO dispute pathway
- Industry-by-industry workplace injury patterns
For interview requests, deadline-driven questions, or data clarifications, call (02) 7238 7379 or email info@workcoverhub.com.au.
Six numbers to anchor a NSW workers compensation story
Every stat is sourced — click each card's source link to verify against the primary publication.
NSW workers compensation benefits paid
Roughly $5.3 billion across income payments, medical treatment, rehabilitation and lump sums.
Source:icare NSW· 2023-24
Median time off work — mental health claims
5× longer than the 7.2-wk all-injury median
Source:Safe Work Australia· 2022–23
Median compensation — mental health claim
4× higher than the $16,300 all-injury median
Source:Safe Work Australia· 2022–23
Psychological share of NSW scheme cost
Despite being only 12% of NSW workers comp claims. Source: NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, ministerial statement, 18 March 2025.
Source:NSW Treasurer· 2025
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Safe Work Australia · 2013-14 → 2023-24
Mental health claims in Australia, 2013-14 to 2023-24
Serious workers compensation claims for mental health conditions, annual count.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2013–14 | 6,700 |
| 2018–19 | 10,400 |
| 2020–21 | 12,155 |
| 2021–22 | 11,700 |
| 2022–23 | 14,600 |
| 2023–24 | 17,600 |
Safe Work Australia publishes exact annual counts for the years shown. 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18 and 2019–20 are reported as percentages only and are not shown here.
icare NSW · 2023-24
Six industries that drive most workplace deaths
Share of total NSW workplace fatalities by industry.
| Industry | Share |
|---|---|
| Construction | 20% |
| Transport, postal & warehousing | 29% |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 23% |
| Manufacturing | 14% |
| Public administration & safety | 8% |
| Health care & social assistance | 6% |
- Construction20%
- Transport, postal & warehousing29%
- Agriculture, forestry & fishing23%
- Manufacturing14%
- Public administration & safety8%
- Health care & social assistance6%
icare NSW · 2023-24
Leading causes of serious workers compensation claims
NSW workers compensation claims by injury cause.
| Injury cause | Claims | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Body stressing | 50,326 | 34.3% |
| Falls, slips and trips | 32,000 | 21.8% |
| Mental health | 17,600 | 12% |
- Body stressing50,32634.3%
- Falls, slips and trips32,00021.8%
- Mental health17,60012%
Safe Work Australia · 2023-24
Mental health claims are 2.1× more likely for women
Share of each gender's serious claims that are mental health related.
| Gender | Share |
|---|---|
| Women — share of women's serious claims | 17.2% |
| Men — share of men's serious claims | 8.2% |
- Women — share of women's serious claims17.2%
- Men — share of men's serious claims8.2%
Safe Work Australia · 2022-23
Mental health claims take 5× longer to recover from
Median time off work, mental health vs all injuries combined.
| Claim type | Weeks off |
|---|---|
| Mental health claim — median time off work | 35.7 wks |
| All injury claim — median time off work | 7.2 wks |
- Mental health claim — median time off work35.7 wks
- All injury claim — median time off work7.2 wks
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey · 18 March 2025
NSW psychological claims — 12% of volume, 38% of scheme cost
Share of NSW workers compensation claims vs share of scheme cost, by injury category.
| Measure | Share |
|---|---|
| Share of NSW workers compensation claims | 12% |
| Share of NSW workers compensation scheme cost | 38% |
- Share of NSW workers compensation claims12%
- Share of NSW workers compensation scheme cost38%
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