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14 December 2018, including additional comments (Mr Pettersson and Ms Cody) and a dissenting report (Mrs Jones), together with a copy of the extracts of the relevant minutes of proceedings.
In a personal capacity, I note that I made a dissenting report. The committee received 75 detailed submissions from key stakeholders and interested individuals, with the vast majority of these being scathing about the proposed bill. The substantial evidence received by the committee showed that most aspects of the proposed new scheme would lead to a CTP scheme where insurance profitability is favoured over proper compensation for significantly injured victims.
The evidence received made it apparent that large insurance companies stand to gain the most under the proposed changes, at the expense of innocent victims of motor vehicle accidents. Throughout the entire process, the government did not appear to have asked victims what changes they believed would have improved the scheme.
Rather, it brought a theoretical perspective to what the government believes would be a better scheme. I have therefore recommended that the bill not be supported by the Assembly. Other committee members have taken a different view. My recommendation personally is that the ACT government begin again to genuinely seek improvements to the current CTP scheme. The government should propose an improved scheme which benefits the community as a whole and not simply insurance companies.
I move:
That the report be noted.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee
Scrutiny report 26
MRS JONES (Murrumbidgee) (10.14): I present the following report:
Justice and Community Safety—Standing Committee (Legislative Scrutiny Role)—Scrutiny Report 26, dated 5 February 2019, together with the relevant minutes of proceedings.
I seek leave to make a brief statement.
Leave granted.
MRS JONES: Scrutiny report 26 contains the committee’s comments on 11 bills, 19 pieces of subordinate legislation, three national regulations, one regulatory impact statement, five government responses, one private member’s response and proposed amendments to the Controlled Sports Bill 2018. The report was circulated to members when the Assembly was not sitting. I commend the report to the Assembly.
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