The Comparative Performance Monitoring report analyses trends in WHS and workers’ compensation scheme performance across Australia and New Zealand.

This section provides a jurisdictional comparison of workplace interventions, inspectorate activity, safety notices, enforceable undertakings, legal proceedings and fines.

The 23rd edition is presented in the following sections:

• Work health and safety performance
• Work health and safety compliance and enforcement activities
• Workers’ compensation premiums
• Entitlements under workers’ compensation (scenarios)
• Workers’ compensation funding – assets, liabilities and expenditure
• Workers’ compensation disputes 

2019-20 statistics should be considered in the broader context of the COVID-19 pandemic when comparing data over previous periods. The potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this data is explored in the COVID-19 and Safe Work Australia data report.