Medico-legal fee benchmarking analysis - Taylor Fry report

Medico-legal services are non-treating assessments conducted by healthcare professionals to provide an expert opinion about a person with an injury. In the NSW workers compensation (WC) and compulsory third party (CTP) schemes, these assessments help to determine the cause and severity of an injury, appropriate treatment, a person’s capacity for employment, and the degree of any permanent impairment.

The State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) commissioned Taylor Fry to undertake a benchmarking analysis of medico-legal fees in the WC and CTP schemes, following stakeholder feedback that maximum fees are set too low.

The medico-legal fee benchmarking analysis report is now available.

Read the medico-legal fee benchmarking analysis

Next Steps

The Taylor Fry Report is currently being considered along with other research and information which will inform SIRA’s forward plan in relation to medico-legal services in the NSW WC and CTP schemes.

SIRA will consult with relevant stakeholders on the medico-legal plan in 2024.