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❓ Hon. Kate Doust asks WorkCover WA about customer exclusions, claim data availability, prosecution outcomes, infringement notices, and firefighter presumptive legislation. WorkCover provides specific answers, including zero customer exclusions and 70 successful prosecutions.

AnsweredQoN 2176Legislative Council

Asked

23 October 2014

Member

Hon Kate Doust

Portfolio

Commerce

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I refer to the WorkCover WA 2013-14 Annual Report , and I ask: (a) in relation to the Unreasonable Customer Behaviour Policy, at page 26, for the reporting period, how many customers were excluded from contact; (b) in relation to claim numbers, at page 34, and the unavailability of some 2013-14 information, will WorkCover make the 2013-14 information available online when it becomes available; (c) in relation to compliance outcomes, at page 44, what were the outcomes of the 70 prosecutions; (d) in relation to the implementation of infringement notices, at page 48, for the reporting period, how many have been issued; and (e) in relation to presumptive works’ compensation legislation for firefighters, at page 49, how many applications have been received and what was the result of those applications?

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Answered

18 November 2014

Responded by

Minister for Commerce

Response time

26 days

(a) Nil.
(b) Yes. WorkCover WA publishes comprehensive claim and other data on its website on a quarterly basis.
(c) All 70 prosecutions completed in 2013/14 resulted in convictions.
(d) Two.
(e) Claims under presumptive workers' compensation legislation for career firefighters are made on the Department of Fire and Emergency Services and liability decisions are made by the Insurance Commission of Western Australia (ICWA).

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