Page 1473 - Week 08 - Tuesday, 26 September 1989
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Mr Whalan: My response is as follows:
(1) There are 70 people (52 full time, 18 part time) currently employed by the Canberra Tourism Development Bureau.
(2) Seventeen are in administrative roles.
(3) Fifty-three are involved in marketing, of which 25 are involved with sales and information activities.
Workers Compensation
(Question No. 18)
Mr Jensen asked the Minister for Industry, Employment and Education, upon notice, on 26 July 1989:
What is the ratio between payments received and payments made, as compensation, for companies engaged in collecting building workers compensation premiums in the ACT.
Mr Whalan: My response is that all on-site building and construction industry in the ACT is classified at one rate for workers compensation purposes. The classification includes building workers, bricklayers, carpenters, joiners, welders, roof plumbers, stonemasons, plasterers, structural engineers, tilers, swimming pool erectors.
A database on ACT workers compensation matters is being developed and information concerning premiums and claims is only available for the 1987-88 year. The information for the building industry classification is:
Wages $19,397,982
Premium $6,757,462
Average premium rate 34.84%
Estimate of claims paid,
provision for claims
outstanding and claims
not yet received (based
on returns from insurers) $11,894,296
Ratio - premium : claims 0.6 : 1
The ACT scheme operates on a fully funded basis; i.e. premiums collected in 1987-88 are invested to pay for claims arising, in 1987-88 or in future years, from an injury or disease attributed to 1987-88.
Tuggeranong Parkway
(Question No. 19)
Mr Jensen asked the Minister for Housing and Urban Services, upon notice, on 26 July 1989:
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