It had unlimited jurisdiction within the State in workers' compensation matters.
The jurisdiction in respect of the injury of police and miners was transferred to the District Court of New South Wales.
The Act applied to dangerous occupations in which personal injury arose out of an accident or in the course of employment.
It introduced compulsory insurance for employers, and it also established the first specialized workers' compensation tribunal in Australia, being the Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales.
The Commission also had the power to license and supervise the operations of insurers.