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Average claim cost

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The average claim cost is only available for Australia (ie does not include New Zealand), and represents all costs paid for the first six to eight months of the claims of the employees included in the surveys. This information is provided by the jurisdiction, not the injured employee.

 

The average claim cost has been trending upwards in SA, paralleling the national average. SA remains a high cost state, with the average claim cost 23% higher than the national average