Page 1600 - Week 05 - Tuesday, 14 May 2019
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MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (4.37): I move amendment No 25 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 1637]. The amendment changes the process for the WPI assessment to ensure that the insurer will not refer the person for an assessment unless the person confirms the request and removes the requirement of an excess payment.
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) (4.37): The government will not support this amendment. The bill as it stands carefully balances the circumstances as to when a whole person impairment assessment is sought and a person’s injuries are stabilised but the insurer does not consider the injuries to be a permanent impairment. It gives the option for the injured person to pursue an assessment despite the insurer’s advice.
The existing provisions are balanced, in that the excess is refunded if the injured person’s assessment is more than zero, even if the whole person impairment assessment is zero. The scheme is still paying for the majority of the cost of the assessment. The payment of the excess before the assessment occurs ensures the that injured person properly considers whether to proceed with the assessment and hence is an important measure in managing the number of WPI assessments being undertaken, so that seriously injured people are not unduly delayed in obtaining their assessments.
Amendment negatived.
MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (4.39): I move amendment No 26 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 1637]. This amendment to clause 139(3) changes the process for the WPI assessment to omit the general excess payment by the injured person.
Amendment negatived.
MR COE (Yerrabi—Leader of the Opposition) (4.39): I move amendment No 27 circulated in my name [see schedule 1 at page 1637]. This amendment changes the process for the WPI assessment to the injured person paying an excess if the assessment finds the injured person’s WPI is zero per cent.
Amendment negatived.
Clause 139 agreed to.
Clause 140 agreed to.
Clause 141.
MR BARR (Kurrajong—Chief Minister, Treasurer, Minister for Social Inclusion and Equality, Minister for Tourism and Special Events and Minister for Trade, Industry
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