WORKERS COMPENSATION LEGISLATION REVIEW RELEASED FOR CONSULTATION
| Friday, 26 September 2008 | |
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An independent review into Victoria’s workers compensation legislation was released for community consultation today.
Minister for WorkCover, Tim Holding, said the independent review was conducted by Peter Hanks QC. Mr Hanks consulted widely throughout the process of producing his report, receiving over 150 submissions and engaging in over 100 hours of face-to-face consultation. “This is the first independent Review of Victoria’s workers compensation legislation in over 20 years,” Mr Holding said. “I thank Mr Hanks for his work as we now embark on a period of further consultation to assist in the development of the Government’s response to the report’s recommendations. “While we have the best workers compensation system of any jurisdiction in Australia, we will look to this process for further ways to improve the support and services provided to injured workers and reduce the administrative burden on Victoria’s employers.” The review contains over 150 recommendations that will be the subject of further consultation. Mr Holding said the Government would receive and consider feedback from the community before commenting on the report’s recommendations. The Government has appointed Mr Peter Rose to lead the consultation. Mr Rose has been involved as a lead adviser to a number of Australian Government insurance reviews and has also advised the Victorian Government on insurance issues. “The Government will also review the financial and operational viability of the recommendations to ensure the Government response is affordable, sustainable and appropriate,” Mr Holding said. Electronic copies of the Hanks Report will be available at www.compensationreview.vic.gov.au Printed copies can be requested by email to act_review@worksafe.vic.gov.au |
