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ReturnToWorkSA

Portfolio: Industrial Relations

https://www.rtwsa.com/

Annual Budget

$450M

State Government Directory 2025-26
Flat vs prior year
Total Revenue

$450M

2024-25 Total Revenue
Staff

350

Headcount (2024-25)
Key Documents & Links
Ideas relevant to this department

12 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

High confidence
ReturnToWorkSA.json

STRATEGY SUMMARY

To empower and support South Australians impacted by work injury. [CP p.16]

PURPOSE

To empower and support South Australians impacted by work injury. [CP p.16]

Strategic priorities

· 2

1

Support injured workers to realise the health and social benefits of work, or being restored to the community where retu

Support injured workers to realise the health and social benefits of work, or being restored to the community where return to work is not possible.

2

Providing a responsive and affordable work injury insurance scheme for South Australia that balances the interests of em

Providing a responsive and affordable work injury insurance scheme for South Australia that balances the interests of employers and injured workers.

Outcomes

· 2

Outcome 1: Supporting injured workers

Support injured workers to realise the health and social benefits of work or being restored to the community where return to work is not possible.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • claims management services for injured workers
  • income support to cover lost wages
  • the cost of reasonable medical expenses
  • financial support in the form of lump sums
  • financial support for access to a range of return to work services where required

Outcome 2: Providing a responsive and affordable scheme

To provide a responsive and affordable work injury insurance scheme for South Australia that balances the interests of employers and injured workers.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • $865 million in insurance premium revenue was collected from more than 63,000 employers
  • 6,701 businesses ceased registration during the year whilst 7,794 new business registrations were received.
  • The average premium rate charged in 2024-25 was 1.85%.

Values

· 5

empowering

supporting

responsive

affordable

balanced

Performance measures

· 2

CodeMeasureTarget 2025-26Latest resultStatus

CCE01

Premium less Claim costs, claim agent and tribunal fees

27 GW (cumulative)

Target met

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.8
Achieved

CCE02

Investment earnings (net)

CPI +2.5%

9.0%

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.8
Achieved

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Case Processing

Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases

Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Case Processing

End-to-end case processing redesign

Redesign the case pathway around risk-based triage, reusable evidence, and automated eligibility checks.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Case Processing

Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases

Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Case Processing

End-to-end case processing redesign

Redesign the case pathway around risk-based triage, reusable evidence, and automated eligibility checks.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

Annual-Report-2024-25-FINAL.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

ReturnToWorkSA-Annual-Report-2020-21.pdf)

Reporting Entities

Bodies within the Industrial Relations portfolio

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