❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the Insurance Commission of Western Australia's funding allocation for road safety research and initiatives over the past six years, including a breakdown of specific programs and the Commission's overall strategy to address road trauma.
AnsweredQoN 2760Legislative Council
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I refer to the Insurance Commission of Western Australia, and I ask: (a) how much funding has the commission allocated in 2019-20 and for each of the preceding five years to road safety research and initiatives; (b) for each year identified in (a), please provide a breakdown in funding and research/initiative summary; and (c) given the direct relationship between road trauma and liability under the compulsory third party and catastrophic injury insurance does the Commission have a strategy to invest in and address road trauma in Western Australia?
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Answered
17 March 2020
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Treasurer
Response time
9 days
(a) The Insurance Commission has allocated the following amounts to road safety research and initiatives:
2019-20: $1,271,100
2018-19: $971,100
2017-18: $921,000
2016-17: $716,000
2015-16: $691,000
2014-15: $692,000
(b)
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
Belt Up campaign – community sport 1
$675,000
$675,000
$700,000
$905,000
$955,000
$1,255,000
Regional Road Safety Award 2
$17,000
$16,000
$16,000
$16,000
$16,100
$16,100
1 Belt Up is a road safety awareness campaign to promote wearing seat belts on WA roads to reduce the severity of injury in a crash. The Insurance Commission partners with the West Australian Country Football League, Netball WA, RugbyWA, Football West and the Western Australian Cricket Association to deliver the campaign.
2 The Insurance Commission sponsors the Regional Road Safety Award at the WA Regional Achievement and Community Awards to promote safe road practices in regional communities.
(c) Yes. The Insurance Commission’s strategy is to promote initiatives that encourage fewer and less serious injuries from vehicle crashes, leading to fewer insurance claims incurring lower costs. This includes funding health research initiatives that increase the independence of individuals with injuries caused from vehicle crashes and workplace accidents, and reduce effort for carers and the burden on families.
2019-20: $1,271,100
2018-19: $971,100
2017-18: $921,000
2016-17: $716,000
2015-16: $691,000
2014-15: $692,000
(b)
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
Belt Up campaign – community sport 1
$675,000
$675,000
$700,000
$905,000
$955,000
$1,255,000
Regional Road Safety Award 2
$17,000
$16,000
$16,000
$16,000
$16,100
$16,100
1 Belt Up is a road safety awareness campaign to promote wearing seat belts on WA roads to reduce the severity of injury in a crash. The Insurance Commission partners with the West Australian Country Football League, Netball WA, RugbyWA, Football West and the Western Australian Cricket Association to deliver the campaign.
2 The Insurance Commission sponsors the Regional Road Safety Award at the WA Regional Achievement and Community Awards to promote safe road practices in regional communities.
(c) Yes. The Insurance Commission’s strategy is to promote initiatives that encourage fewer and less serious injuries from vehicle crashes, leading to fewer insurance claims incurring lower costs. This includes funding health research initiatives that increase the independence of individuals with injuries caused from vehicle crashes and workplace accidents, and reduce effort for carers and the burden on families.
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