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Consultation - Injury management standards and guidance notes

Self-insurance is a key element of the South Australian Return to Work scheme, granted to employers who meet legislative and regulatory requirements, including WHS and Injury Management performance standards and the Code of conduct for self-insured employers.- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site

ReturnToWorkSA considers criteria in section 129 of the Return to Work Act and evaluates compliance with Work Health and Safety (WHS) and Injury Management (IM) standards. Monitoring includes specific terms and conditions, ensuring adherence to registration requirements.

The IM standards provide a framework for self-insured employer performance and the last significant review was in 2016.

ReturnToWorkSA has completed a review of the IM standards and guidance notes, including the specific requirements aligned to the sub-elements. The intent of the review was to:

  • streamline the standards and reconfigure in a more logical format,
  • address gaps or emerging risks observed during oversight of registrations or past evaluations,
  • allow ReturnToWorkSA's Self-insured Evaluators to discuss current testing procedures for each sub-element and agree and define a common approach, and
  • rewrite guidance notes to reduce ambiguity and support consistent interpretation of the IM standards.

Providing feedback:

The consultation discussion paper- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site- external site does not contain the full list of changes but aims to provide a high level summary of the key updates including supporting rationale. You are encouraged to review the updated IM standards and guidance notes and make note of the relevant changes or where you may seek additional clarification.

Please provide your feedback by Wednesday 10 April 2024 via the online feedback form.- external site- external site- external site- external site If you would like to discuss alternative options for providing feedback, please contact the Self-insured Services team via selfinsured@rtwsa.com

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We have now developed a complete catalogue of changes- external site which captures all of the amendments including the rationale. This can support implementation but will also assist with future evaluations.

If you have any questions or would like more information about the proposed changes to the Self-insured injury management standards and guidance notes consultation, please contact

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