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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 10 Hansard (25 September) . . Page.. 3776 ..
(1) How many workplace injuries were reported during 2002-03 and how does this figure compare to (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2000-01;
(2) What is the breakdown of workplace fatalities by industry during 2002-03;
(3) How many workplace fatalities occurred during 2002-03 and how does this figure compare to (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2000-01;
(4) How many legal cases relating to workplace safety issues were finalised during 2002-03;
(5) What was the outcome of each of the legal cases finalised during 2002-03;
(6) How much did WorkCover spend on workplace compliance during 2002-03;
(7) How much did WorkCover spend on legal cases during 2002-03 and how does this figure compare to (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2000-01;
(8) As at 30 June 2003, how many legal cases did WorkCover have in train during 2002-03;
(9) What proportion of these cases do you anticipate will be finalised during 2003-04;
(10) How many legal cases will ACT WorkCover undertake as a result of the recent ACT fireworks season;
(11) How much did ACT WorkCover spend on prosecuting fireworks related cases during 2002-03 and how does this figure compare to (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2000-01;
(12) How much did ACT WorkCover spend on compliance issues related to the ACT fireworks industry during 2002-03 and how does this figure compare to (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2000-01.
Ms Gallagher
: The answer to the member's question is as follows:(1) How many workplace injuries were reported during 2002-03 and how does this figure compare to (a) 2001-02 and (b) 2000-01?
ACT employers must report work related injuries under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989 and the Workers Compensation Act 1951. While the coverage of each of the Acts is different the information collected is complementary; nationally workers compensation data has demonstrated over time that it is a reliable proxy measure of occupational health and safety injuries.While workers compensation data is a reliable proxy measure there is a time delay in the data collection, which requires regular review and updating as additional data becomes available. Recent changes to the Workers Compensation Act, which regulates the private sector, have changed the way in which workplace injuries are reported to employers and insurers. The changes in reporting requirements may have increased the number of injury reports in the private sector workers compensation scheme.
NB. The ACT private sector workers compensation scheme does not cover the self-employed or other persons who are not within the scope of the Workers Compensation Act.
ACT workers compensation insurers are required to provide a monthly update of all claims with a lodgement date in that month to WorkCover. This information must be supplied
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