Page 1873 - Week 05 - Thursday, 16 May 2019

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The fact that we now have lawyers advertising, “Get your matter in now because the CTP rules will change,” I guess is an illustration of why laws like this are needed, because that is just crazy. Whatever you think about the rules, the rules will be the rules that are in force at the time of the accident. If you have already had an accident, you already know what CTP laws you are going to be under. Unfortunately, advertisements like that are the sorts of thing that make me think this amendment does appear to be necessary.

It appears to be a problem—possibly more for a potential problem—and this amendment addresses it. It seems that possibly the professional conduct rules may not be sufficient to cover every circumstance and every arrangement that could be made to circumvent them.

Amendment negatived.

Clause 482 agreed to.

Clauses 483 to 615, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Proposed new schedule 1A.

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) (5.12): I move amendment No 51 circulated in my name, which inserts a new schedule 1A [see schedule 2 at page 1903]. This introduces a schedule 1A, with parts 1A.1 and 1A.2. It establishes clearly those matters that are internally and externally reviewable matters in the bill. They are particular decisions that can be made by an insurer that should only be reviewed by an independent body like ACAT, due to their nature or the process that has already occurred.

Having these decisions only externally reviewable means that they can be more quickly decided by ACAT without first having to have an internal review. Similarly, the government’s view is that some disputes should not be ACAT reviewable decisions, such as where the bill itself provides a process to resolve the dispute. I commend this new schedule 1A to the Assembly.

Proposed new schedule 1A agreed to.

Schedule 1 agreed to.

Schedule 2, amendments 2.1 to 2.12, by leave, taken together and agreed to.

Schedule 2, amendment 2.13.

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