Table 8.3a: Minor schemes — New South Wales

 Administered byPurposeCoverageNumber coveredBasis for legislation
Workers’ Compensation (Bush Fire, Emergency and Rescue Services) Act 1987 icare:  Cover for volunteers under workers compensation To continue the special compensation scheme for bush fire fighters, emergency service workers and rescue association workers.This fund provides insurance cover to volunteer workers for surf lifesaving clubs, state emergency services, volunteer rescue and firefighter associations and other deemed rescue volunteer workers.Over 165 000 Rural Fire Service, State Emergency Service and Surf Life Saving Association volunteersUnique scheme
Workers’ compensation (Dust Diseases) Act 1942 icare:  Work-related dust diseases - who we care for This Act makes provisions regarding the payment of compensation when workers suffer death or disablement due to a dust disease specified in  Schedule 1 , including any pathological condition of the lungs, pleura or peritoneum caused by dust that may also cause a disease so specified, to validate certain payments.Any worker who has developed a ‘dust disease’ as defined in  Schedule 1 from occupational exposure to dust as a worker in New South Wales.As at 30 June 2017 compensation benefits are being provided to over 4,609 clients: 1,405 workers and 3,204 dependants of deceased workers.A system of no-fault compensation for workers and their dependants where a worker suffers death or disability from dust diseases.
Coal Industry Act 2001 Coal Services To operate an innovative, efficient, effective, competitive, and fully funded workers’ compensation insurance scheme for the coal mining industry in NSW.Coal Mines Insurance Pty Ltd is a specialised insurer and it is the insurer of all employers in the NSW coal mining industry under the Coal Industry Act 2001 .  As at 30 June 2023, 2235 active policies and 37,277 workers 

The Joint Coal Board (JCB) was dissolved by enactment of the Coal Industry Repeal Act 2001 (Cth)  on 1 January 2002. It’s assets, rights and liabilities were transferred to Coal Services Pty Ltd (Coal Services), ACN 099 078 234, on 1 January 2002.

Coal Services is owned 50% by NSW Minerals Subsidiary Company Pty Ltd (NSW Minerals) and 50% by the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union. NSW Minerals is owned by the NSW Minerals Council (an association representing employers in the NSW coal industry). 

Coal Services owns Coal Mines Insurance Pty Ltd. Both operate as private companies, subject to the Federal  Corporations Act 2001 . Both were created by the Coal Industry Act 2001 .

Treasury Managed Fund (NSW Government’s self-insurance scheme) icare icare self-insurance administers the NSW Government’s main managed fund scheme, the Treasury Managed Fund (TMF). The TMF is the NSW Government’s self-insurance scheme. It protects the insurable assets and liability exposures of all general government sector agencies and several state-owned corporations that have joined the scheme.Employees of all member agencies384 000 employees covered 
(as at 30 June 2023)		Unique scheme