❓ Question regarding a WorkCover decision involving Mr. Threnoworth and the Ministry of Fair Trading, focusing on potential payments, legal costs, and allegations of illegal work practices within weights and measures inspections.
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I refer to the decision on 14 August 2000 by a WorkCover review officer in the case of Threnoworth and the Ministry of Fair Trading, reported in Saturday’s The West Australian and ask - (1) If the matter is not successfully appealed, what is the anticipated payment to Mr Threnoworth? (2) What legal costs were involved in this case? (3) What has the minister done to acquaint himself with the most concerning evidence of several weights and measures inspectors that their administrative instructions required them to work illegally and that a legal officer was placed under undue pressure to change his legal opinion about the illegality of those instructions? Mr SHAVE
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The ministry has advised it will re-credit Mr Threnoworth with annual and long service leave entitlements valued at $12 428.09 to compensate for leave taken during the period found by WorkCover to have qualified as workers compensation; however, no payout will be made. (2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
(1) If the matter is not successfully appealed, what is the anticipated payment to Mr Threnoworth? (2) What legal costs were involved in this case? (3) What has the minister done to acquaint himself with the most concerning evidence of several weights and measures inspectors that their administrative instructions required them to work illegally and that a legal officer was placed under undue pressure to change his legal opinion about the illegality of those instructions? Mr SHAVE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The ministry has advised it will re-credit Mr Threnoworth with annual and long service leave entitlements valued at $12 428.09 to compensate for leave taken during the period found by WorkCover to have qualified as workers compensation; however, no payout will be made. (2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
(2) What legal costs were involved in this case? (3) What has the minister done to acquaint himself with the most concerning evidence of several weights and measures inspectors that their administrative instructions required them to work illegally and that a legal officer was placed under undue pressure to change his legal opinion about the illegality of those instructions? Mr SHAVE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The ministry has advised it will re-credit Mr Threnoworth with annual and long service leave entitlements valued at $12 428.09 to compensate for leave taken during the period found by WorkCover to have qualified as workers compensation; however, no payout will be made. (2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
(3) What has the minister done to acquaint himself with the most concerning evidence of several weights and measures inspectors that their administrative instructions required them to work illegally and that a legal officer was placed under undue pressure to change his legal opinion about the illegality of those instructions? Mr SHAVE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The ministry has advised it will re-credit Mr Threnoworth with annual and long service leave entitlements valued at $12 428.09 to compensate for leave taken during the period found by WorkCover to have qualified as workers compensation; however, no payout will be made. (2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
Mr SHAVE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The ministry has advised it will re-credit Mr Threnoworth with annual and long service leave entitlements valued at $12 428.09 to compensate for leave taken during the period found by WorkCover to have qualified as workers compensation; however, no payout will be made. (2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The ministry has advised it will re-credit Mr Threnoworth with annual and long service leave entitlements valued at $12 428.09 to compensate for leave taken during the period found by WorkCover to have qualified as workers compensation; however, no payout will be made. (2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
(1) The ministry has advised it will re-credit Mr Threnoworth with annual and long service leave entitlements valued at $12 428.09 to compensate for leave taken during the period found by WorkCover to have qualified as workers compensation; however, no payout will be made. (2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
(2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
(3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
(1) If the matter is not successfully appealed, what is the anticipated payment to Mr Threnoworth? (2) What legal costs were involved in this case? (3) What has the minister done to acquaint himself with the most concerning evidence of several weights and measures inspectors that their administrative instructions required them to work illegally and that a legal officer was placed under undue pressure to change his legal opinion about the illegality of those instructions? Mr SHAVE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The ministry has advised it will re-credit Mr Threnoworth with annual and long service leave entitlements valued at $12 428.09 to compensate for leave taken during the period found by WorkCover to have qualified as workers compensation; however, no payout will be made. (2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
(2) What legal costs were involved in this case? (3) What has the minister done to acquaint himself with the most concerning evidence of several weights and measures inspectors that their administrative instructions required them to work illegally and that a legal officer was placed under undue pressure to change his legal opinion about the illegality of those instructions? Mr SHAVE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The ministry has advised it will re-credit Mr Threnoworth with annual and long service leave entitlements valued at $12 428.09 to compensate for leave taken during the period found by WorkCover to have qualified as workers compensation; however, no payout will be made. (2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
(3) What has the minister done to acquaint himself with the most concerning evidence of several weights and measures inspectors that their administrative instructions required them to work illegally and that a legal officer was placed under undue pressure to change his legal opinion about the illegality of those instructions? Mr SHAVE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The ministry has advised it will re-credit Mr Threnoworth with annual and long service leave entitlements valued at $12 428.09 to compensate for leave taken during the period found by WorkCover to have qualified as workers compensation; however, no payout will be made. (2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
Mr SHAVE replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The ministry has advised it will re-credit Mr Threnoworth with annual and long service leave entitlements valued at $12 428.09 to compensate for leave taken during the period found by WorkCover to have qualified as workers compensation; however, no payout will be made. (2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The ministry has advised it will re-credit Mr Threnoworth with annual and long service leave entitlements valued at $12 428.09 to compensate for leave taken during the period found by WorkCover to have qualified as workers compensation; however, no payout will be made. (2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
(1) The ministry has advised it will re-credit Mr Threnoworth with annual and long service leave entitlements valued at $12 428.09 to compensate for leave taken during the period found by WorkCover to have qualified as workers compensation; however, no payout will be made. (2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
(2) The ministry has also advised that it has not incurred any legal expenses in this case. All legal expenses in relation to this case are incurred by RiskCover. (3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
(3) The Ministry of Fair Trading has regularly provided me with briefing notes relating to weights and measures issues, together with a thousand other issues. Regulations were gazetted on 20 June 1997 that supported changes in weights and measures work practices. A legal opinion obtained from the Crown Solicitor’s Office soon after confirmed that the regulations provided a legal basis for the change in work practices. Based on this legal opinion the Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation recommended that the motion for disallowance of the exemption regulations be withdrawn.
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