❓ Hon Neil Thomson questions the Treasurer regarding the delayed Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill and advertising expenditure by the Insurance Commission of Western Australia prior to the bill's finalisation. The Treasurer's response defends the advertising campaign as a public awareness initiative against claims harvesting scams.
AnsweredQoN 1259Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
INSURANCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (MOTOR VEHICLE
CLAIMS HARVESTING) BILL 2023
1259. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer to the Insurance Legislation Amendment (Motor Vehicle
Claims Harvesting) Bill 2023, which has not been scheduled for consideration in
the remaining weeks of the forty-first Parliament.
(1) When does the minister propose to finalise the
legislation?
(2) Why did
the Insurance Commission of Western Australia undertake extensive advertising
prior to the finalisation of the legislation?
(3) What
amount of the $476 514 was spent on advertising, as outlined on page 63 of the
2023–24 annual report, for the new legislative changes that are yet to
go through Parliament?
(4) Has the
advertising campaign been put on hold?
CLAIMS HARVESTING) BILL 2023
1259. Hon NEIL THOMSON to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer to the Insurance Legislation Amendment (Motor Vehicle
Claims Harvesting) Bill 2023, which has not been scheduled for consideration in
the remaining weeks of the forty-first Parliament.
(1) When does the minister propose to finalise the
legislation?
(2) Why did
the Insurance Commission of Western Australia undertake extensive advertising
prior to the finalisation of the legislation?
(3) What
amount of the $476 514 was spent on advertising, as outlined on page 63 of the
2023–24 annual report, for the new legislative changes that are yet to
go through Parliament?
(4) Has the
advertising campaign been put on hold?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. This answer has been provided by the Treasurer.
(1)–(4) The advertising campaign endeavoured to raise
public awareness about the selling of personal information through
claims harvesting practices. The Insurance Commission is aware of the impacts
of these practices on claimants and
progressed the campaign to increase community awareness of these motor injury
insurance scams and to help prevent Western Australians falling victim
to these practices. The commissioned advertising campaign has been completed.
some notice of the question. This answer has been provided by the Treasurer.
(1)–(4) The advertising campaign endeavoured to raise
public awareness about the selling of personal information through
claims harvesting practices. The Insurance Commission is aware of the impacts
of these practices on claimants and
progressed the campaign to increase community awareness of these motor injury
insurance scams and to help prevent Western Australians falling victim
to these practices. The commissioned advertising campaign has been completed.
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