Page 3455 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 11 October 1994
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of inconvenience, disruption or dislocation is absolutely minimal. That is the logic of your argument, Mr De Domenico. If what you are saying to me is that 99 per cent of cases will be dealt with by insurers in the first 12 months, that is great. Why do you have a problem with what we are proposing? If it is one per cent of cases that go beyond 12 months, so be it. If that, unfortunately, is the horse-trade, to arrive at a general agreement - as much as I can get - in relation to these changes, then so be it.
MR DE DOMENICO (9.49): Madam Speaker - - -
MADAM SPEAKER: You will need leave to speak this time, Mr De Domenico. Is leave granted?
Leave granted.
MR DE DOMENICO: Very quickly, Madam Speaker - - -
Mr Lamont: I think I have the nine votes, Tony.
MR DE DOMENICO: Mr Lamont, you may have nine votes.
Mr Connolly: You said, "Very quickly". Be very quick.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order! Mr De Domenico has leave to speak.
MR DE DOMENICO: Thank you, Madam Speaker.
Mr Lamont: Smile, Tony.
MR DE DOMENICO: I will smile, Mr Lamont. I will not take into account Mr Connolly's interjection, because he has not been here for the main part of the debate. Can I just say this, Mr Lamont: If the Assembly votes for the 12 months restriction, what is going to happen, in reality, is that after 11 months insurance companies will very quickly and very thoroughly commence to re-examine all claims that reach that 11-month period, which will mean higher administration costs.
Mr Lamont: Aaah!
MR DE DOMENICO: Mr Lamont, you go, "Aaah". The reality of business, Mr Lamont, is that the more time and money you spend on doing something the more you have to fund it either from your own pocket or from someone else's. What this piece of legislation, if the Assembly does not accept the Opposition amendment, will do, in my view, is ultimately increase the cost of workers compensation in the ACT. If people want that to happen, so be it.
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