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6999 - Treasurer - DUST DISEASES CARE

Mookhey, Daniel to the Minister for Finance and Small Business representing the Treasurer

(1) How many silicosis claims for compensation have been made to icare's Dust Diseases Care in the 2020/21 financial year, for the following months:

(a) July?

(b) August?

(c) September?

(d) October?

(e) November?

(f) December?

(g) January?

(h) February?

(i) March?

(j) April?

(k) May?

(l) June?

(2) How many claims for medical examination for people exposed to harmful dust at a New South Wales workplace have been made to icare's Dust Diseases Care in the following financial years:

(a) 2021/22 to date?

(b) 2020/21?

(c) 2019/20?
Answer -

(1) 

 

Month*

Silicosis

claims

Jul-20

1

Aug-20

3

Sep-20

6

Oct-20

2

Nov-20

1

Dec-20

8

Jan-21

3

Feb-21

2

Mar-21

4

Apr-21

7

May-21

2

Jun-21

1

Total

40

*The month the completed claim application progressed to the Medical Assessment Panel for assessment.

(2) 

Financial Year *

Count

2019/2020

471

2020/2021

353

2021/2022

(as at 5 August 2021)

 

 

33

Total

857

*The financial year the claim was assessed by the Medical Assessment Panel.

Question asked on 27 July 2021 (session 57-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 549
Answer received on 17 August 2021 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 564

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