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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Question No 383

Government Service - Workers Compensation Payments

MR DE DOMENICO - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on 20 October 1992 :

In relation to payday of 30 July 1992 on which 376 employees received workers compensation payments

(1) What was the total amount paid in workers compensation payments during the 1991-92 financial year.

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

Generally, employees of the ACT Government Service are covered by Commonwealth compensation legislation administered by COMCARE, for which the ACT Government pays a yearly premium. Because of this arrangement the ACT Government Service keeps no separate record of the amount paid out in individual compensation claims.

COMCARE have advised that the total cost of workers compensation is the amount of the premiums paid in the year. The premium covers all payments made in respect of injuries sustained in the financial year and an assessment of the estimated cost, including projected future liability for known compensation cases, based on the previous years claims experience.

The total amount paid by the ACT Government for workers compensation payments during the 1991-92 financial year, as reflected by the ACT Government Service COMCARE premium, was $15,657,382.

NOTE The 1991-92 premium does not include Calvary Hospital or the ACT

TAB. Calvary Hospital will be included in next years premium but ACT

TAB will continue to be excluded while they have their employees

covered for compensation purposes by a private insurer.

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