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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Question No 267

Government Service - Workers Compensation

MR DE DOMENICO - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on

12 August 1992

(1) How many employees in the Government Service are on workers

compensation.

(2) How many are on the unattached list.

MS FOLLETT - The answer to the members question is as follows

(1) There were 376 employees who received a workers compensation

payment on the payday of 30 July 1992. This included employees

who were receiving compensation payments and : s

- were totally incapacitated;

- have commenced a graduated return to work; or

- have returned to duty full-time, but are unable to receive their pre-injury penalties, overtime or higher duties allowance.

18 of the 376 employees who were receiving workers compensation on 30 July 1992 were also unattached.

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