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This report provides detailed statistics about workers’ compensation claims in Australia. The statistics provide an indication of Australia’s work health and safety performance over the 15 year period between 2000-01 and 2015-16 and includes data broken down by sex, age, occupation, industry, nature of injury or disease, mechanism of injury or disease, and bodily location of the injury or disease.  

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Safety by industry and business
Statistics
Workers
Disease and injury data
Disease and injury data by industry
Disease and injury data by occupation
Disease and injury data by type
Fatality statistics
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Workers' compensation

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SWA is not a regulator and cannot advise you about WHS issues in the workplace. If you need help please contact your state or territory work health and safety authority.