Workers' compensation lookup
FY25-26 rates for TVC performers by state. Pick where the shoot is physically happening, run the class decision tree, and read the annual cost projection. Always confirm the figure with your insurer before invoicing — these are published rates, not bound quotes.
1 · Shoot state
2 · Class decision tree
Are you a registered production company holding an annual policy?
3 · Class (override)
Result · NSW · Motion Picture & Video Production
Class code
924200 / 911100
Creative Arts (924200) / Film and Video Production (911100)
FY25-26 rate
0.970%
$0.97 / $100 of wages
Other class: Performer 1.320%
Insurance year
30 Jun 2025 – 27 Jun 2026
Annual minimum premium: $240
On $50,000 wages
$485
annual premium est.
On $100,000 wages
$970
annual premium est.
On $200,000 wages
$1,940
annual premium est.
Verify with your insurer. Published rates are recommended or gazetted figures — your broker may quote above or below depending on claims history, policy bundling and underwriting discretion.
Regulator
icare NSW (State Insurance Regulatory Authority)
Source: icare NSW Workers Compensation Industry Classification Rates 2025-2026 (gazetted 30 Jun 2025). https://www.icare.nsw.gov.au/-/media/icare/unique-media/employers/premiums/workers-compensation-premium-rates-2025-2026.pdf
Deeming & ANZSIC
Who holds the policy? Schedule 1 cl. 2 of the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998: a person engaged as an entertainer in any public performance is automatically a worker of the person conducting the performance. Producer holds the policy.
Class code mapping: WIC code 924200 (Creative Arts) for direct performer engagements; WIC 911100 (Motion Picture & Video Production) for production-company blanket policies. ANZSIC 2006 mapping is informational — icare classifies on its own WIC scheme.
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Workers' comp is one of three project-level overheads. Payroll tax is the next.
Workers' comp is a loading on the talent total. Stack the whole budget in the Project Cost Builder.
Plug your state and class into the builder and the workers' comp loading rolls up alongside the talent fee, super on top, and payroll tax — one number you can hand to the producer.