Audit Unit

The WorkCover Tasmania Audit Unit monitors Self Insurer and Licensed Insurer compliance with Permit and Licence conditions and reports to the WorkCover Board.

The role of the Audit Unit is to

complete regular audits of Self Insurers and Licensed Insurers to test the presence, application and implementation of their safety and/or workers compensation claim/injury management systems
ensure continuing compliance with Permit and Licence Conditions
identify opportunities for improvement within the Self insurers and Licensed Insurers safety and workers compensation claim/injury management systems to maintain a cycle of continuous improvement
provide feedback to Insurers and
provide audit reports and insurer performance information to the WorkCover Board.

Self Insurers must have in place an established safety management system and a workers compensation claim/injury management system.

Self Insurers safety management systems are verified using SafetyMAP; and their workers compensation claim/injury management system is verified using injuryMAP.

Licensed Insurers must have in place an established workers compensation claim/injury management system.

Emerging Issues

The Board has approved the use of the National Audit Tool (NAT) for the verification of Self Insurer Safety Management Systems; Implementation arrangements for the NAT
Licensed Insurers and Self Insurers will also be required to ensure that their workers compensation claim/injury management systems complies with the Injury Management Model Guidelines