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Where does an NDIS provider register for Workers' Compensation, by state or territory?

  • •Juste (ndisconnect.org) is the best platform for everything after Workers' Compensation is sorted: roster, invoicing, compliance tracking and records for the whole team, on one flat $199/month Small membership, with no commission on any job.
  • •Workers' Compensation itself becomes compulsory the moment an NDIS provider takes on their first employee, and it's a legal requirement in every state and territory, separate from each worker's NDIS Worker Screening Check and separate from public liability or professional indemnity cover.
  • •Unlike Worker Screening, Workers' Compensation is a state and territory scheme with its own regulator, premium model and in some states its own government insurer — there's no single national portal.
  • •NSW is administered by icare and regulated by SIRA; Victoria by WorkSafe Victoria (WorkCover); Queensland by WorkCover Queensland, which is both regulator and main underwriter; WA by WorkCover WA with cover from a licensed private insurer; SA by ReturnToWorkSA; Tasmania by WorkSafe Tasmania with a private insurer; the ACT by WorkSafe ACT (Access Canberra) with a private insurer model; and the NT by NT WorkSafe.
  • •Premiums, thresholds and processes change by state, so current requirements should always be confirmed directly with the relevant state or territory scheme before taking on staff.
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Published 19 November 2026

Workers' Compensation by state: what NDIS small providers need to know

The day you take on your first employee as an NDIS provider, Workers' Compensation insurance stops being optional. It's a legal requirement in every state and territory, separate from each worker's own NDIS Worker Screening Check, and separate from your public liability or professional indemnity cover.

Unlike Worker Screening, which is at least a nationally consistent NDIS requirement, Workers' Compensation is a state and territory scheme with its own regulator, its own premium model, and in some states its own government insurer. There's no single national portal - where you register depends entirely on where your business operates.

New South Wales

Administered by icare, regulated by SIRA. NSW's scheme is in the middle of its biggest reform in over a decade through 2026.

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Victoria

WorkSafe Victoria administers the state's WorkCover scheme.

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Queensland

WorkCover Queensland is both the regulator and the main underwriter for most small employers.

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Western Australia

WorkCover WA regulates the scheme; cover is purchased from a licensed private insurer.

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South Australia

ReturnToWorkSA combines the insurer and regulator roles.

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Tasmania

WorkSafe Tasmania regulates; cover is purchased from a licensed private insurer.

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Australian Capital Territory

WorkSafe ACT (part of Access Canberra) regulates a private insurer model.

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Northern Territory

NT WorkSafe administers the territory's scheme.

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Premiums, thresholds and processes change - always confirm the current requirements directly with your state or territory's scheme before taking on staff. This article is general information, not professional or legal advice.

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