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5473 - Premier - WORKERS COMPENSATION

Mookhey, Daniel to the Special Minister of State, and Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations, Aboriginal Affairs, and the Arts representing the Premier
WORKERS COMPENSATION

(1) What were the workers compensation premiums paid for or by the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and each agency within the Department of Premier and Cabinet cluster, in the following financial years:

(a) 2018/19?

(b) 2019/20?

(c) 2020/21 to date?

(2) How many workers compensation claims have been made in the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and each agency inside the Department of Premier and Cabinet cluster, in the following financial years:

(a) 2018/19?

(b) 2019/20?

(c) 2020/21 to date?

(3) Of those claims made by staff in the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and each agency inside the Department of Premier and Cabinet cluster, please provide a breakdown of:

(a) How many required time off work in the following financial years:

(i) 2018/19?

(ii) 2019/20?

(iii) 2020/21 to date?

(b) How many attended work on suitable duties or reduced hours in the following financial years:

(i) 2018/19?

(ii) 2019/20?

(iii) 2020/21 to date?

(c) How many did not require time off work in the following financial years:

(i) 2018/19?

(ii) 2019/20?

(iii) 2020/21 to date?

(4) Of those claims made by staff in the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and each agency inside the Department of Premier and Cabinet cluster, please provide a breakdown of whether they were:

(a) A physical injury in the following financial years:

(i) 2018/19?

(ii) 2019/20?

(iii) 2020/21 to date?

(b) A psychological injury in the following financial years:

(i) 2018/19?

(ii) 2019/20?

(iii) 2020/21 to date?

(5) How many staff in the Department of Premier and Cabinet, and any agency inside the Department of Premier and Cabinet cluster, are currently claiming workers compensation?

(a) Of those, how many are not attending work?

(b) Of those, how many are attending work on suitable duties or reduced hours?

(c) Of those, how many did not require time off work?

Answer -

I am advised:

Information can be found in the Department of Premier and Cabinet and associated cluster agencies' annual reports.


Question asked on 27 April 2021 (session 57-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 485
Answer received on 18 May 2021 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 500