Western Australia Yes No No No South Australia Yes employers No Yes employers with <30 Procedure must be signed — — with 30 + employees off by person with authority employees to commit employer to procedure Tasmania Yes No No Yes Northern Territory Not legislated Not legislated Not legislated Not legislated ACT Private* Yes No No Yes Comcare Yes No No Yes C’wealth Seacare No N/A No In consultation with the C’wealth employee, employer, rehabilitation provider and medical practitioner DVA Yes Yes Yes Yes C’wealth * as at 30 June 2012 Return to work: injured worker placement incentives Some compensation authorities operate injured worker placement incentive schemes to encourage workers’ employers to employ workers who have had an injury and are not able to RTW with their pre-injury employer. Table 13 Injured worker placement incentives — as at September 2011 Jurisdiction Name of Funding for Training costs Work trials scheme equipment used for workplace modifications New South JobCover Yes no limit Yes no limit Yes work experience — — — Wales Placement with host employer for up Program to 12 weeks Victoria WorkCover Not part of WISE Not part of WISE No — Incentive may be provided may be — Scheme for based on claim provided based Employers circumstances on claim circumstances Queensland Host Placement Case by case basis Yes Work trial will run for 6-8 run by weeks WorkCover QLD Western N/A N/A N/A N/A
Western Australia Yes No No No South Australia Yes — employers with 30 + employees No Yes — employers with <30 employees Procedure must be signed off by person with authority to commit employer to procedure Tasmania Yes No No Yes Northern Territory Not legislated Not legislated Not legislated Not legislated ACT Private* Yes No No Yes C’wealth Comcare Yes No No Yes C’wealth Seacare No N/A No In consultation with the employee, employer, rehabilitation provider and medical practitioner C’wealth DVA Yes Yes Yes Yes * as at 30 June 2012 Return to work: injured worker placement incentives Some workers’ compensation authorities operate injured worker placement incentive schemes to encourage employers to employ workers who have had an injury and are not able to RTW with their pre-injury employer. Table 13 — Injured worker placement incentives as at September 2011 Jurisdiction Name of scheme Funding for equipment used for workplace modifications Training costs Work trials New South Wales JobCover Placement Program Yes — no limit Yes — no limit Yes — work experience with host employer for up to 12 weeks Victoria WorkCover Incentive Scheme for Employers Not part of WISE — may be provided based on claim circumstances Not part of WISE — may be provided based on claim circumstances No Queensland Host Placement run by WorkCover QLD Case by case basis Yes Work trial will run for 6-8 weeks Western N/A N/A N/A N/A