Page 1597 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 14 May 2019
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to both internal and external review. I believe that this amendment provides the appropriate balance in relation to the issue Mr Coe raised with his earlier amendment.
MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (4.22): In the absence of our amendment getting up, this will have to do. However, what does it mean? It means pretty much that the insurance company may include the advice received by the injured person’s doctor. You are just giving a rubber stamp to the insurance companies to be able to set the standard for that plan, and you are putting the onus on the victim to then challenge it. It is quite unreasonable.
MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (4.23): The Greens will be supporting Mr Barr’s amendment. We felt, on balance, that the government amendment was probably more suitable than the Liberal amendment, and I understand also that these are reviewable decisions.
MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (4.23): That is interesting. As I speak, I seem to be getting a lot of head nods from Ms Le Couteur, implying that she is in agreement with what I am saying. I wonder whether they have fully grasped all these amendments and whether they really realised what they were signing up to when they gave this blank cheque to the Labor Party.
Amendment agreed to.
Clause 123, as amended, agreed to.
Clauses 124 to 126, by leave, taken together and agreed to.
Clause 127.
MR BARR (Kurrajong—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Social Inclusion and Equality, Minister for Tourism and Special Events and Minister for Trade, Industry and Investment) (4.24): I move amendment No 9 circulated in my name [see schedule 2 at page 1645]. The government amendment will provide that if a relevant insurer amends the recovery plan after review or on request of the injured person, the insurer must allow the injured person and the injured person’s doctor a reasonable opportunity to consider the proposed amendments, and the relevant insurer may incorporate those recommendations by the injured person’s doctor for treatment and care that is reasonable and necessary.
MS LE COUTEUR (Murrumbidgee) (4.25): The Greens will support the government amendment. It clarifies that if a relevant insurer amends the recovery plan after review or on request of the injured person, the relevant insurer must allow the injured person and the injured person’s doctor a reasonable opportunity to consider the proposed amendments, and the relevant insurer may incorporate these recommendations by injured person’s doctor for treatment and care that is reasonable and necessary. That seems reasonable and necessary.
I am aware that the Liberal Party has proposed a similar amendment, but the Greens think in this instance, again, that the Labor amendment is better. The Liberal
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