Effects of the 2012 amendments on outcomes, controlled for other Australian jurisdictions
| Outcome 1 | Before reform (June 2010 to May 2012) | After reform (July 2012 to June 2014) | Median-level change (99% CI) | Median trend change (99% CI) | ||||
| Median monthly claim rate per 100 000 workers (IQR) | Interrupted time series analyses | |||||||
| All accepted claims | ||||||||
| New South Wales | 343.4 | (312.9–354.6) | 237.8 | (221.1–248.9) | −46.6* | (−63.2 to −30.1) | −0.3† | (−1.4 to 0.9) |
| Comparator Jurisdictions | 214.9 | (196.3–220) | 180.1 | (169.6–188.7) | −7.7 | (−19.4 to 4.0) | −0.6 | (−1.4 to 0.2) |
| Time loss claims | ||||||||
| New South Wales | 205.0 | (185–215.3) | 135.3 | (125.5–140.8) | −31.6* | (−46.1 to −17.1) | −0.4 | (−1.6 to 0.8) |
| Comparator Jurisdictions | 141.7 | (129.1–145) | 122.5 | (116.4–127.4) | −4.7 | (−15.0 to 5.5) | −0.4 | (−1.3 to 0.4) |
| Medical only claims | ||||||||
| New South Wales | 137.0 | (126.2–139.2) | 103.0 | (95.3–107.9) | −12.5 * | (−17.1 to −7.9) | 0.1 | (−0.2 to 0.4) |
| Comparator Jurisdictions | 72.9 | (66.9–75.1) | 56.7 | (53.3–60.3) | −4.4 * | (−7.6 to −1.2) | −0.1 | (−0.3 to 0.1) |
IQR, Interquartile Range.