Table 8.7: Scheme expenditure

Table 8.7 shows the amount and proportion of total scheme expenditure paid out to injured workers, plus administrative costs, for the period 2017-18 compared to 2021-22. Since publicly and privately underwritten schemes have different financial structures, this indicator separates each jurisdiction into their respective funding arrangement group. 

Table 8.7: Scheme expenditure ($m) 

Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest one decimal place and therefore the rows and columns may not add to the respective totals. N/A – Data is unavailable or not collected.

 Publicly underwritten Privately underwritten Total 
Scheme CostsNSWVicQldSAC’wealth ComcareWATasNTC’wealth SeacareAustraliaNZ
2017-18 
Direct to claimant1,118.21,252.0831.1165.7147.1605.068.980.211.14,279.3332.2
Services to claimant 744.3510.8315.4119.981.0249.333.032.01.32,086.9226.3
Insurance operations460.9502.8101.8103.325.2271.334.837.22.61,539.868.5
Regulation 19.640.710.45.02.24.20.9N/AN/A82.927.3
Dispute resolution81.637.012.06.13.44.31.10.8N/A146.30.0
Other administration 118.185.451.733.221.09.31.26.30.6326.840.0
Total2,542.62,428.61,322.4433.2279.81,143.4139.9156.515.68,462.0694.3
2021-22
Direct to claimant1,853.61,994.91,261.1305.4125.9802.979.658.811.06,493.3511.3
Services to claimant 935.7632.8408.1148.458.7295.334.529.41.42,544.3258.7
Insurance operations626.0545.6119.2123.726.2366.941.931.12.41,882.970.2
Regulation 37.551.512.56.92.05.10.8N/AN/A116.127.4
Dispute resolution77.640.414.95.70.55.71.40.7N/A146.92.0
Other administration 113.8152.261.132.422.68.11.57.10.9399.752.9
Total3,644.33,417.41,876.9622.5235.81,484.1159.6127.115.711,583.2922.7