Compensation
Everyone should have access to fair compensation when they have sustained an injury through no fault of their own.
Every day, people are injured at work, in the community, on the roads, in hospitals, on the streets and in detention. For many, an injury has a significant impact on their life, altering their relationships, health, income, where they can live, and their dreams for the future.
Australian Lawyers Alliance (ALA) members represent individuals who are living with significant injuries, fighting powerful companies and governments to ensure their clients receive the justice they deserve.
We continue to be inspired by our members' stories of their clients. The work of our members and their clients helps to protect other people from being injured in the future.
The ALA advocates for change to ensure that people have access to fair compensation, and retain their existing rights.
Across Australia, governments have sought to slash compensation available for individuals who have suffered injury at work or on the roads. Compensation available for other injuries continues to be under threat. We fight to protect the rights of the injured in order to ensure that they are able to continue to enjoy life and make choices that are right for them.
Our members advocate for fair compensation on issues such as:
- transport accidents;
- workers’ compensation;
- medical negligence;
- institutional abuse, including the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse;
- victims of crime; and
- unlawful detention.
Here is an overview listing of our compensation-related submissions to date:
| Submission | To | Date |
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| Comprehensive Review of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) | The Independent Panel |
19 December 2024 |
| Review of Workers Compensation Guidelines | Workers Compensation Guidelines Review Team, SIRA | 3 December 2024 |
| Mid-term review of the National Return to Work Strategy 2020–2030 | Safe Work Australia | 29 November 2024 |
Current factors and trends influencing the cost of insurance under Queensland's CTP insurance scheme |
Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland | 29 November 2024 |
| Aviation Industry Ombuds Scheme | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts, Australian Government | 16 October 2024 |
| 2024 Review of the Dust Diseases Scheme | Standing Committee on Law and Justice, Legislative Council, Parliament of NSW |
2 October 2024 |
| Eligible Progressive Diseases | WorkSafe Victoria | 20 September 2024 |
Submission to re-established birth trauma inquiry Hearing testimony from Bernadette Davies (23 October 2024), pp.14-23 |
Select Committee on Reproductive, Maternal and Paediatric Health Services in Tasmania |
16 September 2024 |
| Restricting the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in workplace sexual harassment cases | Industrial Relations Victoria, Department of Treasury and Finance, Victorian Government |
12 September 2024 |
| Current factors and trends influencing the cost of insurance under the statutory insurance scheme | Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland | 4 September 2024 |
| The future of government services | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Australian Government | 30 August 2024 |
| Portfolio Committee No. 6 - Transport and the Arts, Legislative Council, Parliament of NSW | 15 August 2024 | |
| Attorney-General's Department, Australian Government | 5 August 2024 |
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| National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 (Cth) | Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Senate, Parliament of Australia |
26 July 2024 |
| Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Bill 2024 (Cth) | Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, Parliament of Australia |
22 July 2024 |
| Airline Passenger Protections (Pay on Delay) Bill 2024 (Cth) | Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee, Parliament of Australia | 6 June 2024 |
Current factors and trends influencing the cost of insurance under Queensland's CTP insurance scheme |
Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland |
3 June 2024 |
| Claim farming | Department of Communities and Justice, NSW Government | 23 May 2024 |
| National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024 (Cth) | Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Senate, Parliament of Australia |
22 May 2024 |
| Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Qld) | Education, Employment, Training and Skills Committee, Queensland Parliament |
10 May 2024 |
| Consultation Draft: Guide for Arranging Rehabilitation Assessments and Requiring Examinations | Comcare, Australian Government | 18 April 2024 |
| Veterans' Legislation Reform – Exposure Draft: Veterans’ Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Bill 2024 (Cth) | Department of Veterans’ Affairs, Australian Government | 17 April 2024 |
| Consultation Draft – Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Qld) | Workers' Compensation Regulatory Services, Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland | 21 March 2024 |
| Developing a ‘Guide for Arranging Rehabilitation Assessments and Requiring Examinations’ | Comcare, Australian Government | 4 March 2024 |
| Improving consumer experiences, choice, and outcomes in Australia’s retirement system | Senate Economics References Committee, Parliament of Australia |
4 March 2024 |
| Current factors and trends influencing the cost of insurance under Queensland's CTP insurance scheme | Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland | 26 February 2024 |
| Exposure Draft: Aged Care Bill 2023 (Cth) | Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government | 16 February 2024 |
| Use of genetic testing results in life insurance underwriting | The Treasury, Australian Government | 30 January 2024 |
| Reproductive, maternal and paediatric health services in Tasmania | Select Committee on Reproductive, Maternal and Paediatric health services in Tasmania, Parliament of Tasmania | 25 January 2024 |
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Hearing testimony from Shaun Marcus and Lachlan Fitch |
Legislative Council Economy and Infrastructure Committee, Parliament of Victoria |
4 January 2024 |
Inquiry into the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) Hearing testimony from Lachlan Fitch and Jeremy King (18 March 2024) |
Integrity and Oversight Committee, Parliament of Victoria | 21 December 2023 |
| Aviation Green Paper | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts | 29 November 2023 |
| Current factors and trends influencing the cost of insurance under Queensland's CTP insurance scheme | Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland | 27 November 2023 |
| Recommendations arising from Stakeholder Reference Group meetings 1, 2 and 3 | Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland | 23 November 2023 |
| Table of Costs Review 2023 | WorkCover Queensland | 26 October 2023 |
| Victims of Crime Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 | Community Support and Services Committee, Queensland Parliament |
26 October 2023 |
| Three-Year Review of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019 (ACT) | Insurance Branch, Economic and Financial Group, Treasury (ACT Government) |
5 October 2023 |
| 2023 Review of the Workers Compensation Scheme | Standing Committee on Law and Justice, Legislative Council, Parliament of NSW |
8 September 2023 |
| Treatment, care and support guidelines | National Injury Insurance Scheme Agency, Queensland | 1 September 2023 |
| Foundations of a New Aged Care Act | The Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government | 7 September 2023 |
Independent Review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS Review) |
21 August 2023 | |
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Hearing testimony from Graham Droppert SC, Eleanor Scarff and Sara Connor-Stead |
WA Parliament Community Development and Justice Standing Committee |
17 August 2023 |
| Birth trauma | Select Committee on Birth Trauma, Legislative Council, Parliament of NSW |
10 August 2023 |
| Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Bill 2023 | WA Minister and Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations | 9 June 2023 |
| Administrative Review Reform | Federal Attorney-General's Department | 12 May 2023 |
| Veterans’ Legislation Reform Consultation Pathway | The Department of Veterans' Affairs | 11 May 2023 |
| 2023 Review of Queensland’s Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance scheme | Motor Accident Insurance Commission (Qld) | 20 April 2023 |
| Aviation White Paper Terms of Reference | Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
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9 March 2023 |
| 2023 Review of the Operation of the Queensland Workers' Compensation Scheme | Queensland Workers' Compensation Regulatory Services, Office of Industrial Relations |
7 March 2023 |
| Access to offenders’ superannuation for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse | The Federal Treasury | 15 February 2023 |
| Consultation regarding current advertising restrictions in the Personal Injuries Proceedings Act 2002 (Qld) | The Hon. Shannon Fentiman MP, Queensland Attorney-General | 16 December 2022 |
| Capability and Culture of the NDIA | Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS |
15 December 2022 |
| The Medical Board of Australia | 9 December 2022 | |
| Regulating re-entry to the National Injury Insurance Scheme, Queensland | Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland | 9 December 2022 |
| Return to Work SA Scheme | Select Committee on the Return to Work SA Scheme | 4 November 2022 |
| 2022 Review of the Lifetime Care and Support scheme | New South Wales Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice |
28 September 2022 |
2022 Review of the Compulsory Third Party Insurance Scheme Hearing testimony by Andrew Stone SC representing the ALA (pp.11-21) |
New South Wales Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice |
28 September 2022 |
| Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Qld) Review | Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland | 23 September 2022 |
| NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority | 23 September 2022 | |
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See initial submission here |
Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland | 9 September 2022 |
| Investigation into WorkSafe self-insurers | Victorian Ombudsman |
15 August 2022 |
2022 Review of the Workers Compensation Scheme (NSW) Hearing testimony by Shane Butcher on behalf of the ALA NSW Committee (pp.7-18). |
New South Wales Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice |
8 August 2022 |
| Costs Recovery Guidelines – Issues Paper | Transport Accident Commission, Victoria | 2 June 2022 |
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 Hearing Testimony by Lidia Monteverdi, representing ALA's Medical Law Special Interest Group (pp.5-6) Additional Evidence (submitted 9 June) |
Queensland Parliament Health and Environment Committee |
1 June 2022 |
| Queensland Parliament Legal Affairs and Safety Committee | 22 April 2022 | |
| Additional submission on proposed changes to the definition of ‘terminal illness’ in the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) | Workers' Compensation Regulatory Services (Qld) | 22 March 2022 |
| QLD CTP Industry Stakeholders Submission | Motor Accident Insurance Commission (Qld) | 3 March 2022 |
| Proposed changes to the definition of ‘terminal illness’ in the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) | Workers' Compensation Regulatory Services (Qld) | 25 February 2022 |
| Claims farming amendments to the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) | Workers' Compensation Regulatory Services (Qld) | 25 February 2022 |
Proposed reforms to Personal Injuries (Liabilities and Damages) Act 2003 (NT) |
Northern Territory Attorney-General's Department | 18 January 2022 |
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Senate Standing Committees on Economics | 17 December 2021 |
| Supreme and County Court costs review of litigious costs | The Supreme Court of Victoria and the County Court of Victoria | 15 December 2021 |
| Consultations on the ‘Injured worker medical consultations’ draft, the addition consent form, and rehabilitation guidelines | Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland | 10 December 2021 |
The lack of commitment to have face-to-face conferences in regional Queensland |
ALA Queensland Policy Paper | 10 December 2021 |
Facing the facts – The urgent need for further regulation of cosmetic procedures advertising
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ALA Policy Report | 16 November 2021 |
| 2021 Review of the Dust Diseases Scheme | NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on Law and Justice | 11 November 2021 |
| QLD CTP Industry Stakeholders Submission | Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland | 9 November 2021 |
Submission to the initial review of Personal Injury Commission rules |
NSW Personal Injury Commission | 7 October 2021 |
| Australian Government Department of Social Services | 7 October 2021 | |
| Stapling and Group Life Insurance Policies in Superannuation | Financial Services Council | 2 September 2021 |
Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Annexure: Maurice Blackburn Submission - Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Proposals |
Financial System Division, Treasury | 13 August 2021 |
| State Insurance Regulatory Authority | 2 August 2021 | |
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Annexure: Letter from the Attorney-General to ALA |
Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety | 26 July 2021 |
| Recommendation for reform | 20 July 2021 | |
| Impairment Assessment Guidelines – Proposed Changes | ReturntoWorkSA and Rob Lucas MLC, Treasurer of South Australia | 25 June 2021 |
| South Australia's CTP Regulator | 12 May 2021 | |
Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Parliament of Australia |
30 March 2021 | |
Discussion Paper for Administrative Appeals Tribunal Working Group on Workers’ Compensation Matters |
Administrative Appeals Tribunal Working Group on Workers’ Compensation Matters |
29 March 2021 |
Treasury Review of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority: Terms of Reference |
AFCA Review Secretariat, The Treasury, Australian Government | 25 March 2021 |
Comments on the draft Injury Claim Form and Fatality Claim Form |
CTP Regulator, South Australia | 23 March 2021 |
Current factors and trends influencing the cost of insurance under the statutory insurance scheme |
Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland Government |
4 March 2021 |
Comments on the Civil Liability (Institutional Child Abuse Liability) Amendment Bill 2021 |
South Australian Attorney-General | 2 March 2021 |
| Victorian Workers’ Compensation System: Independent Review into the Agent Model and the Management of Complex Claims – Options Paper | Peter Rozen QC | 21 January 2021 |
Standing Committee on Law and Justice, Parliament of NSW |
23 December 2020 | |
The Treasury, Australian Government |
21 December 2020 | |
Draft Civil Liability (Child Abuse Settlements) Bill 2020
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Policy, Reform and Legislation, Department of Communities and Justice, NSW Government |
15 December 2020 |
Current factors and trends influencing the cost of insurance under the statutory insurance scheme |
Motor Accident Insurance Commission, Queensland |
24 November 2020 |
Review of Legal Support for Injured People in the NSW CTP Scheme |
State Insurance Regulation Authority, NSW Government |
4 November 2020 |
Actuaries Institute |
27 October 2020 | |
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs, Parliament of Australia |
20 October 2020 | |
| Victorian Workers’ Compensation System: Independent Review into the Agent Model and the Management of Complex Claims | Peter Rozen QC | 18 September 2020 |
| Services Australia’s COVID-19 Measures and Enterprise Risk Management | Australian National Audit Office | 26 August 2020 |
Comments on the Civil Liability (Institutional Child Abuse Liability) Amendment Bill 2020 |
South Australian Attorney-General | 25 August 2020 |
| Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland Government | 17 August 2020 |
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Inquiry into the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission Subsequent appearance at online public hearing on 29 September 2020. (Thomas Ballantyne can be read from p15.) Subsequent response to questions on notice from public hearing, submitted on 6 November 2020. |
Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Parliament of Australia |
28 July 2020 |
| Personal Injury Commission | The Hon. Victor Dominello MP, Minister for Customer Service, Parliament of NSW |
15 June 2020 |
| Claim management standards | Mr David Vincent, General Manager, Queensland Motor Accident Insurance Commission |
2 June 2020 |
Current factors and trends influencing the cost of insurance under the statutory insurance scheme |
Queensland Motor Accident Insurance Commission |
2 June 2020 |
2020 Review of the Workers Compensation Scheme Subsequent response to questions on notice from public hearing, submitted on 2 September 2020. |
Standing Committee on Law and Justice, Parliament of NSW |
29 May 2020 |
| NDIS Workforce | Parliament of Australia, Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme | 15 April 2020 |
| Current factors and trends influencing the cost of insurance under the statutory insurance scheme | Queensland Motor Accident Insurance Commission | 9 March 2020 |
| Consultation on Prudential Standard SPS 250 Insurance in Superannuation | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority | 3 February 2020 |
| Accident Compensation Conciliation Service – Arbitration Powers | Victorian Government Department of Justice and Community Safety |
30 January 2020 |
| Superannuation Data Transformation Project Topic Paper 1 - RSE Structure and Profile | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority | 17 January 2020 |
| Suggested amendments to the MAIC's Additional Information Form and Report of Traffic Incident to Police Form | Queensland Motor Accident Insurance Commission | 4 October 2019 |
| Rehabilitation standards for CTP insurers | Queensland Motor Accident Insurance Commission | 2 October 2019 |
| Current factors and trends influencing the cost of insurance under the statutory insurance scheme | Queensland Motor Accident Insurance Commission | September 2019 |
| NDIS Planning | Parliament of Australia, Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme |
12 September 2019 |
Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 Subsequent appearance at public hearing on 16 September 2019. (Greg Spinda can be read from p6.) |
Education, Employment |
6 September 2019 |
| Response to Motor Accident Insurance Commission Survey | Queensland Motor Accident Insurance Commission | August 2019 |
2019 review of the Dust Diseases Scheme Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Sydney on 16 September 2019. (Joanne Wade can be read from p35.) |
Parliament of NSW, Standing Committee on Law and Justice |
19 August 2019 |
| Proposed amendments to the Motor Accident Guidelines — Version 5 | State Insurance Regulation Authority, NSW Government | 26 July 2019 |
| Compliance and performance review of the workers compensation Nominal Insurer, icare | NSW Government, State Insurance Regulation Authority |
18 July 2019 |
| Workers’ compensation entitlements for workers in the gig economy and the taxi and limousine industry in Queensland | Office of Industrial Relations, Queensland | 5 July 2019 |
Motor Accident Insurance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Brisbane on 22 July 2019. (Rod Hodgson and Greg Spinda can be read from p8.) |
Economics and Governance Committee, Queensland Parliament |
3 July 2019 |
| Universal terms for insurance within MySuper – Taking action on recommendation 4.13 of the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Royal Commission | Financial Services Reform Taskforce, The Treasury | 26 April 2019 |
| Enforceability of financial services industry codes – Taking action on recommendation 1.15 of the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Royal Commission | Financial Services Reform Taskforce, The Treasury | 12 April 2019 |
| Inquiry into current factors and trends influencing the cost of insurance under the statutory insurance scheme | MAIC CTP Premiums Team | 21 February 2019 |
| Consultation Draft – Life Insurance Code of Practice | Financial Services Council | 10 January 2019 |
| Workers Compensation Medical Dispute Assessment Guidelines | State Insurance Regulatory Authority (NSW) | 11 December 2018 |
Civil Liability and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Brisbane on 11 February 2019. (Michelle James can be read from p4.) |
Queensland Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee |
7 December 2018 |
| CTP Premiums Team, Motor Accident Insurance Commission | 30 November 2018 | |
| Workers Compensation Regulation 2018 | Dispute Reform Program, State Insurance Regulatory Authority, NSW Government | 22 November 2018 |
2018 review of the Dust Diseases Scheme Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Sydney on 25 January 2019. (Joanne Wade and Gerard McMahon can be read from p26.) |
NSW Standing Committee on Law and Justice |
2 November 2018 |
| Options for the implementation in the Northern Territory of civil litigation reforms recommended by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse | Northern Territory Department of Attorney-General and Justice | 1 November 2018 |
| Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry — Response to policy questions arising from Module 6 | The Hon. Kenneth Madison Hayne AC QC |
22 October 2018 |
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Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Canberra on 19 November 2018. (Noor Blumer and Amy Burr can be read from p67.) |
Standing Committee on Justice and Community Safety of the ACT Legislative Assembly |
17 October 2018 |
| Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities | 14 September 2018 | |
| Extending unfair contract terms protections to insurance contracts | The Treasury | 23 August 2018 |
| Inquiry into the implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the provision of disability services in New South Wales | NSW Legislative Council Portfolio Committee No. 2 - Health and Community Services |
17 August 2018 |
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Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Sydney on 10 October 2018. (Dr Andrew Morrison RFD SC can be read from p13.) |
Joint Select Committee on Oversight of the Implementation of Redress Related Recommendations of the Royal Commission |
31 July 2018 |
| Superannuation: Assessing Efficiency and Competitiveness Stage 3: Assessing Efficiency and Competitiveness |
Productivity Commission | 11 July 2018 |
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Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Brisbane on 20 July 2018. (Michelle James can be read from p5.) Subsequent response to questions on notice from public hearing, submitted on 24 July 2018. |
Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee |
6 July 2018 |
2018 review of the workers compensation scheme Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Sydney on 24 July 2018. (Andrew Stone SC and Shane Butcher can be read from pp. 2–15.) |
Standing Committee on Law and Justice |
20 June 2018 |
2018 review of the Compulsory Third Party insurance scheme Subsequent appearance at public hearing in Sydney on 23 August 2018. (Andrew Stone SC can be read from p55.) |
Standing Committee on Law and Justice |
18 June 2018 |
| Mental Health and Insurance | The Honourable Kenneth Madison Hayne AC QC |
14 June 2018 |
National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2018 and related bill |
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs |
23 May 2018 |
| Changes to Motor Accident Guidelines | State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) |
11 May 2018 |
| Proposed responses to the Royal Commission's civil litigation recommendations | Department of Justice NSW | 13 April 2018 |
| 2018 Review of Qld Workers' Compensation Scheme | Queensland Office of Industrial Relations | April 2018 |
| The need for regulation of mobility scooters, also known as motorised wheelchairs | Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport |
13 March 2018 |
| WorkCover Queensland's decision to withdraw work from regional lawyers | The Hon. Grace Grace MP, Qld Minister for Industrial Relations | February 2018 |
| NSW Department of Finance, Services and Innovation | 16 February 2018 | |
The Hon. John Mansfield AM QC |
9 February 2018 | |
Commonwealth Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2017 and related Bill Supplementary Submission:
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Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs |
2 February 2018 |
| Establishment of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) Consultation Paper | AFCA Transition Team, Financial Services Unit, The Treasury | 17 November 2017 |
Statutory review of the State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015 |
Standing Committee on Law and Justice |
6 November 2017 |
| Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Early and Effective Rehabilitation) Bill 2017 | Department of Employment, Government of Australia | 2 November 2017 |
Insurance Draft Insurance in Superannuation Code of Practice and consultation paper |
The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group (ISWG) | 18 October 2017 |
| Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Consumers First—Establishment of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority) Bill 2017 | Senate Standing Committees on Economics |
29 September 2017 |
| Competition in the Australian Financial System | Productivity Commission | 22 September 2017 |
| Work Health and Safety and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 | Finance and Administration Committee, Queensland Parliament |
14 September 2017 |
| Superannuation: Assessing Competitiveness and Efficiency | Productivity Commission | 4 September 2017 |
National Disability Insurance Scheme Costs (Response to Position Paper released on 14 June 2017.) |
Productivity Commission |
12 July 2017 |
| Submission to the ISWG's discussion paper Member communication and engagement | The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group (ISWG) |
2 June 2017 |
Best practice review of Workplace Health and Safety Queensland Supplementary Submission: |
Queensland Government |
May 2017 |
| Submission to the ISWG's discussion paper Claims handling | The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group (ISWG) |
10 May 2017 |
Review of the Lifetime Care and Support Scheme And subsequent appearance at public hearing, on 2 June 2017. (Genevieve Henderson can be read from p3.) |
NSW Parliament Standing Committee on Law and Justice |
5 May 2017 |
| Review of the Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013 (SA) | Parliament of South Australia Social Development Committee |
21 April 2017 |
| Public Health (Infection Control) Amendment Bill 2017 (QLD) | Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Violence Prevention Committee |
20 April 2017 |
| Submission to the ISWG's discussion paper Account balance erosion due to insurance premiums | The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group (ISWG) | 7 April 2017 |
| Review of National Disability Insurance Scheme Costs | Productivity Commission |
24 March 2017 |
| An inquiry into consumer protection in the banking, insurance and financial sector | Senate Standing Committees on Economics |
7 March 2017 |
| The provision of services under the NDIS for people with psychosocial disabilities related to a mental health condition | Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS |
27 February 2017 |
| The provision of hearing services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) | Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS |
30 January 2017 |
| Joint letter regarding the first review of the workers' compensation scheme | Standing Committee on Law and Justice, NSW Legislative Council | 30 November 2016 |
| Joint letter in response to the Government’s Discussion Paper Reforming Insurer Profit in CTP Motor Vehicle Insurance | NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority | 25 November 2016 |
Inquiry into the life insurance industry Subsequent appearance at public hearing, on 24 February 2017. (Josh Mennen can be read from p18.) |
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services | 18 November 2016 |
| Inquiry into the Return to Work Act 2014 (SA) and Scheme | SA Occupational Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Committee |
31 October 2016 |
| First review of the workers' compensation scheme | Standing Committee on Law and Justice | 10 October 2016 |
| Review of the Queensland CTP Scheme | Motor Accident Insurance Commission | 16 September 2016 |
| Legal Profession response to CTP Reform Consultation Observations | NSW CTP Reform Reference Panel CTP Reform Consultation Observations - 2 September 2016 |
9 September 2016 |
| Joint letter to CTP Panel - NSW CTP insurance scheme reform | NSW CTP Reform Reference Panel | 23 August 2016 |
| Joint letter to CTP Panel - NSW CTP insurance scheme reform | NSW CTP Reform Reference Panel | 29 July 2016 |
| Preliminary submission - commissions and payments review | Australian Bankers Association Independent review of product sales commissions and product based payments |
29 July 2016 |
| Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation (National Injury Insurance Scheme) Amendment Bill 2016 | Queensland Parliament Education, Tourism, Innovation and Small Business Committee |
July 2016 |
| Draft Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 | Ms Carmel Donnelly, Executive Director, Workers and Home Building Compensation Regulation, State Insurance Regulatory Authority, NSW Government | 21 June 2016 |
| Third party claims on compensation money | NSW Law Reform Commission | 25 May 2016 |
| First review of Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance scheme | NSW Standing Committee on Law and Justice | 13 May 2016 |
| Submission on the National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Bill 2016 | Queensland Parliament Education, Tourism, Innovation and Small Business Committee | May 2016 |
Additional terms of reference - submission on life insurance industry |
Senate Standing Committee on Economics | 15 April 2016 |
| Regulation of pre-injury average weekly earnings | NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority | 8 April 2016 |
| Inquiry into a fair and balanced model for implementing the National Injury Insurance Scheme | Queensland Parliament Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee |
8 January 2016 |
| Consultation on the Regulation of Legal costs for Work Capacity Decision Reviews | NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SiRA), Consultation on the Regulation of Legal Costs for Work Capacity Decision Reviews | 1 December 2015 |
| Independent Review of the Operation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 | Independent Review of the NDIS Act | 9 October 2015 |
| Providing redress for institutional abuse in Victoria: Critical next steps | Department of Justice, Victoria | 2 October 2015 |
| Inquiry into Schedule 2 of the Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (2015 Budget Measures) Bill 2015 | Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, Inquiry into Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (2015 Budget Measures) Bill 2015 | 11 September 2015 |
| Remedies for the serious invasion of privacy in New South Wales | NSW Standing Committee on Law and Justice, Inquiry into remedies for the serious invasion of privacy in NSW | 4 September 2015 |
| Restoration of rights for injured Queensland workers | QLD Finance and Administration Committee, Inquiry into the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 | 6 August 2015 |
| FOI: 449 incidents reported to Comcare by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection as noted in the DIBP Annual Report | Department of Comcare | 12 June 2015 |
| Issues Paper 8: experiences of police and prosecution responses | Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Issues Paper 8; Experience of police and prosecution responses | 12 June 2015 |
| Undermining the Comcare Scheme | Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee, Inquiry into the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Improving the Comcare Scheme) Bill 2015 | 28 April 2015 |
| National Injury Insurance Scheme, Workplace Accidents: Ensuring sustainability and consumer choice | Department of Treasury, NIIS Regulation Impact Statement, Workplace Accidents Consultation | 12 April 2015 |
| Limitation periods in civil claims for child sexual abuse | NSW Department of Justice | 10 March 2015 |
Redress and civil litigation: Providing effective remedy for survivors of abuse And subsequent appearance at public hearing, on 27 March 2015. (Dr Andrew Morrison SC can be read from p13796). |
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Consultation paper on redress and civil litigation | 2 March 2015 |
| Return to Work Bill and the South Australian Employment Tribunal Bill (SA) | Attorney-General's Department, South Australia | 12 September 2014 |
| Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment, Inquiry into the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 (Cth) | 5 June 2014 | |
| National Injury Insurance Scheme: Motor Vehicle Accidents | Department of Treasury, National Injury Insurance Scheme, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Consultation Regulation Impact Statement | 30 May 2014 |
| The NDIS Rules: The missing core of the Scheme, NDIS Rules Consultation Paper | NDIS Secretariat | March 2013 |
| NSW Disability Services Act review | NSW Parliament | 23 February 2013 |
| Towards a better scheme: Certainty, Accountability, Empowerment, Sustainability: The NDIS Bill 2012 (Cth) | Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs | January 2013 |
| Key issues for feedback | Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse | 26 November 2012 |
| The SA CTP Green Paper | Economics and Finance Committee, Inquiry into the SA CTP Scheme | 9 November 2012 |
| Eligibility and reasonable and necessary support: Draft descriptions released by the Select Council on Disability | NDIS Secretariat | 28 September 2012 |
| The Australian Lawyers Alliance signed the Open letter to the NSW Attorney-General, Victims Compensation Vital for Victims | Open letter to the NSW Attorney-General regarding proposed changes to NSW victims' compensation | 25 September 2012 |
| ALA submission to the Family and Development Committee, Inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations | VIC Family and Development Committee, Inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious and other organisations (which led to the publication of the Betrayal of Trust report) | 3 July 2012 |
| Workers compensation and Newstart: Analysis of transition for injured workers | Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee regarding the Inquiry into the adequacy of the allowance payment system for jobseekers and others. |
July 2012 |
| Review of the NSW Victims' Compensation Scheme | Response to the Review of the NSW Victim's Compensation Scheme conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers | 30 April 2012 |
| Department of Treasury (SA), South Australia's Compulsory Third Party Insurance Scheme Green Paper | April 2012 | |
| Eleventh Review of the MAA and MAC | NSW Standing Committee on Law and Justice | 3 November 2011 |
| Proposed amendments to Part 8: Attendant Care Guidelines | NSW Lifetime Care and Support Authority | 11 August 2011 |
| Review of the Lifetime Care and Support Scheme | NSW Standing Committee on Law and Justice | August 2011 |
| Review of the Motor Accidents Authority and Motor Accidents Council | NSW Standing Committee on Law and Justice | August 2011 |
| Regulation of Service Providers in the NSW Workers' Compensation System (WorkCover NSW Discussion Paper) | WorkCover NSW | 26 May 2011 |
| Eligibility criteria for amputees under LTCS Scheme | NSW Lifetime Care and Support Authority | 18 May 2011 |
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