WorkCover releases important legislative changes
Perrier Ryan • July 19, 2020
WorkCover Queensland today released important information on legislative amendments that came into effect 1 July 2020.
The Queensland Government's five year review identified a number of recommendations to ensure the WorkCover scheme is "well placed to respond to emerging issues into the future".
Matters identified are:
- Reporting of injuries and payments even if a claim is not made
- unpaid interns are now covered under workers' compensation
- Details, qualifications and training of your RRTWC are now required
The information they've prepared about the changes that you may need to make to ensure you have up-to-date practices, can be found here.