Personal injury compensation legislation (Inquiry)
This inquiry is a completed Legislative Council inquiry conducted by the General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1.
The inquiry was established on 8/12/04. The purpose of the inquiry is to examine recent changes in personal injury compensation legislation, in light of recent concerns expressed about high public liability insurance premiums.
Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 28 February 2006
Timeline
Referred: 8 Dec 2004
» Call for submissions: 29 Jan 2005
» Submissions close: 11 Mar 2005
» Final Report Published: 8 Dec 2005
Reports and Government Responses
| Date | Name of Document |
|---|---|
| 08/12/2005 | Personal injury compensation legislation (Final Report) |
Hearings and Transcripts
| Date | Name of Document |
|---|---|
| 02/05/2005 | Public Hearing |
| 23/05/2005 | Public Hearing |
| 06/06/2005 | Public Hearing |
| 20/06/2005 | Public Hearing |
| 04/07/2005 | Public Hearing |
| 14/10/2005 | Public Hearing |
Submissions
View the public submission(s) published by the committee in relation to this inquiry.
The closing date for submissions was 11 March 2005
Other Documents
| Date | Type of Document |
|---|---|
| 28/01/2005 | Media Release |
| 02/05/2005 | Media Release |
| 02/06/2005 | Media Release |
| 16/06/2005 | Media Release |
| 30/06/2005 | Media Release |
| 06/12/2005 | Media Release |
| 08/12/2005 | Media Release: Final Report |
Contact Us
This is a completed inquiry. The contacts below are historical only.
- Primary contact: Stephen Frappell, phone (02) 9230 3594, gpscno1@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Director: Beverly Duffy, phone (02) 9230 3543, gpscno1@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Council Officer: Glenda Baker, phone (02) 9230 3543, gpscno1@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Address for written correspondence:
The Director
General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1
Parliament House
Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000
Fax: (02) 9230 3416
Inquiry Terms of Reference
Self-referred
That the General Purpose Standing Committee No. 1 inquire into, and report on the operations
and outcomes of all personal injury compensation legislation (including but not limited to: claims
by persons injured in motor accidents, transport accidents, accidents in the workplace, at public
events, in public places and in commercial premises but not including claims by victims injured
as a result of criminal acts) approved by the Parliament of New South Wales from 1999, with
particular reference to:
1. The impact on employment in rural and regional communities;
2. The impact on community events and activities, and community groups;
3. The impact on insurance premium levels and the availability of cost-effective insurance;
4. The level and availability of Compulsory Third Party motor accident premiums required
to fund claims cost if changes had not been implemented in 1999; and the impact on the
WorkCover scheme if changes had not been implemented in 2001; and
5. Any other issue that the Committee considers to be of relevance to the inquiry.
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