Charter
2. Vision
- To promote and implement best practice in workers compensation arrangements in Australia and New Zealand in the areas of policy and legislative matters, regulation and scheme administration.
3. Objectives
- Identify and develop initiatives that will effectively contribute towards the achievement of the HWCA vision within the constraints of and the needs of each jurisdiction;
- To promote a better understanding of the features of the various workers' compensation schemes; *
- To share information on new initiatives or programs; *
- To coordinate the development and implementation of initiatives of interest or relevance to multiple jurisdictions;
- Communicate, when appropriate, the outcomes of HWCA initiatives and programs; *
- Encourage professional development for workers in the workers compensation 'industry'; and
- To liaise with other national bodies, such as the Workplace Relations Ministers' Council (WRMC), Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC), Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), and other relevant Commonwealth Departments and State authorities to progress issues of national significance or priority to Workers' Compensation Authorities.
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These objectives apply across Australia and New Zealand.
