❓ Ms Freeman questions the Minister for Commerce regarding age discrimination in worker termination and the age limits within the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act. The Minister acknowledges the unlawfulness of age-based termination and indicates a review of the Act's age limits is underway.
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(2) Does the Minister acknowledge that Federal and State industrial laws make it unlawful to terminate a worker on the grounds of age?
(3) Does the Minister intend to introduce legislation in the 2009 sitting to remove the age limits under section 56 of the
Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981
(WA) and for workers over 65 to be paid compensation?
(3) Does the Minister intend to introduce legislation in the 2009 sitting to remove the age limits under section 56 of the
Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981
(WA) and for workers over 65 to be paid compensation?
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Answered
1 February 2009
Responded by
Minister for Commerce
Response time
52 days
(1) Yes.
(2) Yes.
(3) I have authorised WorkCover WA to further investigate options for changing or removing age limits in the
Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981
. Any decision regarding legislative changes will be considered after public consultation on the matter.
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(2) Yes.
(3) I have authorised WorkCover WA to further investigate options for changing or removing age limits in the
Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981
. Any decision regarding legislative changes will be considered after public consultation on the matter.
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