❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Emergency Services regarding the extension of PTSD presumption protections to emergency service volunteers and career officers, similar to those provided to ambulance workers. The government is awaiting a national approach on the matter.
AnsweredQoN 383Legislative Council
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POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER PRESUMPTION — FIRST RESPONDERS
383. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency
Services:
I refer to the media statement
entitled ''PTSD presumption for ambulance workers'' published on
Boxing Day, 26 December 2021.
(1) Has the government provided
similar protections to emergency service volunteers and career officers?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Noting the
comments of the Minister for Industrial Relations that ''it's
important our highly valued health care workers, who provide an essential service
to our community, are protected and not unfairly burdened with workers'
compensation claims'', when will the government protect our highly
valued emergency service workers and volunteers?
DISORDER PRESUMPTION — FIRST RESPONDERS
383. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the Minister for Emergency
Services:
I refer to the media statement
entitled ''PTSD presumption for ambulance workers'' published on
Boxing Day, 26 December 2021.
(1) Has the government provided
similar protections to emergency service volunteers and career officers?
(2) If no to (1), why not?
(3) Noting the
comments of the Minister for Industrial Relations that ''it's
important our highly valued health care workers, who provide an essential service
to our community, are protected and not unfairly burdened with workers'
compensation claims'', when will the government protect our highly
valued emergency service workers and volunteers?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) No.
(2)–(3) The post-traumatic stress disorder presumption for
ambulance workers delivered on a McGowan government election commitment. The government is awaiting
the finalisation of work being undertaken at the national level that is examining a national approach
regarding presumptive liability for first responders with PTSD.
some notice of the question.
(1) No.
(2)–(3) The post-traumatic stress disorder presumption for
ambulance workers delivered on a McGowan government election commitment. The government is awaiting
the finalisation of work being undertaken at the national level that is examining a national approach
regarding presumptive liability for first responders with PTSD.
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