Scheme Monitoring Committee
The Scheme Monitoring Committee (the Committee) is established under Section 141 of the Return to Work Act 1986.
The function of the Scheme Monitoring Committee is to:
- monitor the viability and performance of the workers' compensation scheme;
- monitor premium rates offered for workers' compensation in the Northern Territory;
- receive submissions from persons relating to premium rates charged for workers' compensation insurance policies in the Northern Territory and elsewhere;
- monitor and publish data on overall underwriting results;
- advise the Minister on the basis of its consideration of information it obtained by it; and
- consider and report on the effectiveness of the premiums offered by insurers;
- in encouraging employers to develop and maintain safe working practices; and
- penalising employers that do not maintain safe working practices.
The Committee consists of the Work Health Authority and representatives from industry sector including employers, workers and insurers.
Call for nominations
A call for nominations for the Scheme Monitoring Committee was advertised in the NT News on Thursday 18 June 2026 and in the Northern Territory Government Gazette No. G12, 18 June 2026.
Please forward your written application to:
Secretariat for the Scheme Monitoring Committee
Attorney-General’s Department
GPO Box 1722 DARWIN NT 0801
or by email to:
AGD.NTWorkSafeAdministration@nt.gov.au
For enquiries contact the Committee Secretariat on telephone: 8999 5120 or via email.