❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks the Treasurer about the Law Society's concerns regarding the Insurance Legislation Amendment (Motor Vehicle Claims Harvesting) Bill 2023, specifically regarding a letter sent by the Law Society and potential meetings. The Treasurer indicates a response is forthcoming and highlights previous consultations.
AnsweredQoN 253Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
INSURANCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (MOTOR VEHICLE
CLAIMS HARVESTING) BILL 2023 — LAW SOCIETY CONCERNS
253. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer to concerns expressed by the president of the Law
Society of Western Australia, Paula Wilkinson, regarding the Insurance
Legislation Amendment (Motor Vehicle Claims Harvesting) Bill 2023 in her letter
to the Treasurer of 1 March 2024.
(1) Has the Treasurer, or will the Treasurer, reply to this
letter?
(2) If the Treasurer has already replied to the Law Society,
will she please table the letter?
(3) Has the
Treasurer, or will the Treasurer, meet with the Law Society to discuss its
detailed concerns?
(4) In relation to (3), if so,
when; and, if not, why not?
CLAIMS HARVESTING) BILL 2023 — LAW SOCIETY CONCERNS
253. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer to concerns expressed by the president of the Law
Society of Western Australia, Paula Wilkinson, regarding the Insurance
Legislation Amendment (Motor Vehicle Claims Harvesting) Bill 2023 in her letter
to the Treasurer of 1 March 2024.
(1) Has the Treasurer, or will the Treasurer, reply to this
letter?
(2) If the Treasurer has already replied to the Law Society,
will she please table the letter?
(3) Has the
Treasurer, or will the Treasurer, meet with the Law Society to discuss its
detailed concerns?
(4) In relation to (3), if so,
when; and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Treasurer.
(1)–(4) A
response to the Law Society's letter will be finalised shortly. The
Insurance Commission met with the Law Society seven times throughout the
development of the new legislation, most recently in February.
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Treasurer.
(1)–(4) A
response to the Law Society's letter will be finalised shortly. The
Insurance Commission met with the Law Society seven times throughout the
development of the new legislation, most recently in February.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.