❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Industrial Relations regarding the application of Workers' Compensation regulations for PTSD to local government firefighters. The Minister indicates no intention to expand PTSD presumption to local government firefighters due to the absence of claims.
AnsweredQoN 813Legislative Council
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WORKERS COMPENSATION — FIREFIGHTERS
813. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Industrial Relations:
I refer to the Workers'
Compensation and Injury Management Regulations 1982.
(1) Does
regulation 68, which relates to post-traumatic stress disorder, apply to
firefighters employed by local government?
(2) Is the
minister aware of any concerns relating to the application of this regulation
to local government–employed firefighters?
(3) If local
government–employed firefighters are not captured by regulation 68,
will the minister commit to rectifying this?
(4) Why have these regulations been restricted to state
government–employed firefighters to the exclusion of firefighters
employed by local government or the private sector, while remaining
unrestricted for paramedics and ambulance officers?
813. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Industrial Relations:
I refer to the Workers'
Compensation and Injury Management Regulations 1982.
(1) Does
regulation 68, which relates to post-traumatic stress disorder, apply to
firefighters employed by local government?
(2) Is the
minister aware of any concerns relating to the application of this regulation
to local government–employed firefighters?
(3) If local
government–employed firefighters are not captured by regulation 68,
will the minister commit to rectifying this?
(4) Why have these regulations been restricted to state
government–employed firefighters to the exclusion of firefighters
employed by local government or the private sector, while remaining
unrestricted for paramedics and ambulance officers?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. I answer on behalf of the parliamentary secretary
representing. The following response has been provided by the Minister for
Industrial Relations.
(1) No.
(2) No. WorkCover WA is not aware of any PTSD claim made by a
local government firefighter.
(3)–(4) No.
As addressed in (2), in the absence of any PTSD claim or problem accessing
compensation, there is no intention to further expand PTSD presumption to local
government firefighters.
some notice of the question. I answer on behalf of the parliamentary secretary
representing. The following response has been provided by the Minister for
Industrial Relations.
(1) No.
(2) No. WorkCover WA is not aware of any PTSD claim made by a
local government firefighter.
(3)–(4) No.
As addressed in (2), in the absence of any PTSD claim or problem accessing
compensation, there is no intention to further expand PTSD presumption to local
government firefighters.
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