❓ Premier Gallop reports on the national forum on public liability insurance, highlighting WA's proactive role and the need for collective action to address spiralling costs. He mentions an upcoming ACCC report and further meetings to progress the issue.
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Will the Premier report to the House on the outcome of yesterday’s national forum on public liability insurance at which Hon Nick Griffiths represented our great State? Dr GALLOP
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The issue of public liability insurance is very important for Western Australia. Federal and State Governments are addressing this issue. Yesterday, a national forum was held in Canberra, convened by the federal Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan. Hon Nick Griffiths, the Minister for Government Enterprises, represented Western Australia. The minister’s portfolio includes RiskCover, which is an important government agency. At that meeting our minister emphasised the need for outcomes that address the problem of spiralling public liability insurance costs. The forum recognised that many issues are complex and cross-jurisdictional and require collective action from Governments and industry. Ministers noted that a number of jurisdictions had already undertaken a range of initiatives, including developing options for pooling and the development of risk-management guidelines. Western Australia has been at the forefront of developing a broad range of initiatives in its jurisdiction. In response to my calls for the extension of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report on the insurance industry market pricing to specifically include consideration of the competitiveness of the public liability and professional indemnity markets, the Commonwealth has committed to release its report by July 2002. We need that report. I note the comments by the ACCC chair Allan Fels to the effect that he is concerned about the insurance companies’ pricing policies. I will not go through the agreement that has been reached. I am sure members have seen coverage of it in the media. Mr Omodei: It was on the radio this morning just after the story about the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. Dr GALLOP: I do not know why the member would interject to that end. This morning I read the initiatives in the newspaper. The ministers agreed to meet again in May 2002 to further progress these initiatives. In the meantime, public liability insurance will be considered at the Council of Australian Governments meeting to be held on 5 April. The forum has requested that COAG endorse the outcomes of the national forum. We hope that all the States in the Commonwealth will agree to that. We have agreed that the Heads of Treasuries group is best placed to develop the practical measures for consideration by each Government by 30 April 2002. This matter is being progressed. We want some changes made to the legal framework and the way in which government departments can assist the community to deal with the problem. I was pleased that our minister could be at the forum yesterday. This State Government came up with a comprehensive five-point approach to this issue, which is generally the way the other States and the Commonwealth are proceeding.
Dr GALLOP replied: The issue of public liability insurance is very important for Western Australia. Federal and State Governments are addressing this issue. Yesterday, a national forum was held in Canberra, convened by the federal Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan. Hon Nick Griffiths, the Minister for Government Enterprises, represented Western Australia. The minister’s portfolio includes RiskCover, which is an important government agency. At that meeting our minister emphasised the need for outcomes that address the problem of spiralling public liability insurance costs. The forum recognised that many issues are complex and cross-jurisdictional and require collective action from Governments and industry. Ministers noted that a number of jurisdictions had already undertaken a range of initiatives, including developing options for pooling and the development of risk-management guidelines. Western Australia has been at the forefront of developing a broad range of initiatives in its jurisdiction. In response to my calls for the extension of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report on the insurance industry market pricing to specifically include consideration of the competitiveness of the public liability and professional indemnity markets, the Commonwealth has committed to release its report by July 2002. We need that report. I note the comments by the ACCC chair Allan Fels to the effect that he is concerned about the insurance companies’ pricing policies. I will not go through the agreement that has been reached. I am sure members have seen coverage of it in the media. Mr Omodei: It was on the radio this morning just after the story about the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. Dr GALLOP: I do not know why the member would interject to that end. This morning I read the initiatives in the newspaper. The ministers agreed to meet again in May 2002 to further progress these initiatives. In the meantime, public liability insurance will be considered at the Council of Australian Governments meeting to be held on 5 April. The forum has requested that COAG endorse the outcomes of the national forum. We hope that all the States in the Commonwealth will agree to that. We have agreed that the Heads of Treasuries group is best placed to develop the practical measures for consideration by each Government by 30 April 2002. This matter is being progressed. We want some changes made to the legal framework and the way in which government departments can assist the community to deal with the problem. I was pleased that our minister could be at the forum yesterday. This State Government came up with a comprehensive five-point approach to this issue, which is generally the way the other States and the Commonwealth are proceeding.
The issue of public liability insurance is very important for Western Australia. Federal and State Governments are addressing this issue. Yesterday, a national forum was held in Canberra, convened by the federal Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan. Hon Nick Griffiths, the Minister for Government Enterprises, represented Western Australia. The minister’s portfolio includes RiskCover, which is an important government agency. At that meeting our minister emphasised the need for outcomes that address the problem of spiralling public liability insurance costs. The forum recognised that many issues are complex and cross-jurisdictional and require collective action from Governments and industry. Ministers noted that a number of jurisdictions had already undertaken a range of initiatives, including developing options for pooling and the development of risk-management guidelines. Western Australia has been at the forefront of developing a broad range of initiatives in its jurisdiction. In response to my calls for the extension of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report on the insurance industry market pricing to specifically include consideration of the competitiveness of the public liability and professional indemnity markets, the Commonwealth has committed to release its report by July 2002. We need that report. I note the comments by the ACCC chair Allan Fels to the effect that he is concerned about the insurance companies’ pricing policies. I will not go through the agreement that has been reached. I am sure members have seen coverage of it in the media. Mr Omodei: It was on the radio this morning just after the story about the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. Dr GALLOP: I do not know why the member would interject to that end. This morning I read the initiatives in the newspaper. The ministers agreed to meet again in May 2002 to further progress these initiatives. In the meantime, public liability insurance will be considered at the Council of Australian Governments meeting to be held on 5 April. The forum has requested that COAG endorse the outcomes of the national forum. We hope that all the States in the Commonwealth will agree to that. We have agreed that the Heads of Treasuries group is best placed to develop the practical measures for consideration by each Government by 30 April 2002. This matter is being progressed. We want some changes made to the legal framework and the way in which government departments can assist the community to deal with the problem. I was pleased that our minister could be at the forum yesterday. This State Government came up with a comprehensive five-point approach to this issue, which is generally the way the other States and the Commonwealth are proceeding.
In response to my calls for the extension of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report on the insurance industry market pricing to specifically include consideration of the competitiveness of the public liability and professional indemnity markets, the Commonwealth has committed to release its report by July 2002. We need that report. I note the comments by the ACCC chair Allan Fels to the effect that he is concerned about the insurance companies’ pricing policies. I will not go through the agreement that has been reached. I am sure members have seen coverage of it in the media. Mr Omodei: It was on the radio this morning just after the story about the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. Dr GALLOP: I do not know why the member would interject to that end. This morning I read the initiatives in the newspaper. The ministers agreed to meet again in May 2002 to further progress these initiatives. In the meantime, public liability insurance will be considered at the Council of Australian Governments meeting to be held on 5 April. The forum has requested that COAG endorse the outcomes of the national forum. We hope that all the States in the Commonwealth will agree to that. We have agreed that the Heads of Treasuries group is best placed to develop the practical measures for consideration by each Government by 30 April 2002. This matter is being progressed. We want some changes made to the legal framework and the way in which government departments can assist the community to deal with the problem. I was pleased that our minister could be at the forum yesterday. This State Government came up with a comprehensive five-point approach to this issue, which is generally the way the other States and the Commonwealth are proceeding.
Mr Omodei: It was on the radio this morning just after the story about the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. Dr GALLOP: I do not know why the member would interject to that end. This morning I read the initiatives in the newspaper. The ministers agreed to meet again in May 2002 to further progress these initiatives. In the meantime, public liability insurance will be considered at the Council of Australian Governments meeting to be held on 5 April. The forum has requested that COAG endorse the outcomes of the national forum. We hope that all the States in the Commonwealth will agree to that. We have agreed that the Heads of Treasuries group is best placed to develop the practical measures for consideration by each Government by 30 April 2002. This matter is being progressed. We want some changes made to the legal framework and the way in which government departments can assist the community to deal with the problem. I was pleased that our minister could be at the forum yesterday. This State Government came up with a comprehensive five-point approach to this issue, which is generally the way the other States and the Commonwealth are proceeding.
Dr GALLOP: I do not know why the member would interject to that end. This morning I read the initiatives in the newspaper. The ministers agreed to meet again in May 2002 to further progress these initiatives. In the meantime, public liability insurance will be considered at the Council of Australian Governments meeting to be held on 5 April. The forum has requested that COAG endorse the outcomes of the national forum. We hope that all the States in the Commonwealth will agree to that. We have agreed that the Heads of Treasuries group is best placed to develop the practical measures for consideration by each Government by 30 April 2002. This matter is being progressed. We want some changes made to the legal framework and the way in which government departments can assist the community to deal with the problem. I was pleased that our minister could be at the forum yesterday. This State Government came up with a comprehensive five-point approach to this issue, which is generally the way the other States and the Commonwealth are proceeding.
This morning I read the initiatives in the newspaper. The ministers agreed to meet again in May 2002 to further progress these initiatives. In the meantime, public liability insurance will be considered at the Council of Australian Governments meeting to be held on 5 April. The forum has requested that COAG endorse the outcomes of the national forum. We hope that all the States in the Commonwealth will agree to that. We have agreed that the Heads of Treasuries group is best placed to develop the practical measures for consideration by each Government by 30 April 2002. This matter is being progressed. We want some changes made to the legal framework and the way in which government departments can assist the community to deal with the problem. I was pleased that our minister could be at the forum yesterday. This State Government came up with a comprehensive five-point approach to this issue, which is generally the way the other States and the Commonwealth are proceeding.
Dr GALLOP replied: The issue of public liability insurance is very important for Western Australia. Federal and State Governments are addressing this issue. Yesterday, a national forum was held in Canberra, convened by the federal Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan. Hon Nick Griffiths, the Minister for Government Enterprises, represented Western Australia. The minister’s portfolio includes RiskCover, which is an important government agency. At that meeting our minister emphasised the need for outcomes that address the problem of spiralling public liability insurance costs. The forum recognised that many issues are complex and cross-jurisdictional and require collective action from Governments and industry. Ministers noted that a number of jurisdictions had already undertaken a range of initiatives, including developing options for pooling and the development of risk-management guidelines. Western Australia has been at the forefront of developing a broad range of initiatives in its jurisdiction. In response to my calls for the extension of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report on the insurance industry market pricing to specifically include consideration of the competitiveness of the public liability and professional indemnity markets, the Commonwealth has committed to release its report by July 2002. We need that report. I note the comments by the ACCC chair Allan Fels to the effect that he is concerned about the insurance companies’ pricing policies. I will not go through the agreement that has been reached. I am sure members have seen coverage of it in the media. Mr Omodei: It was on the radio this morning just after the story about the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. Dr GALLOP: I do not know why the member would interject to that end. This morning I read the initiatives in the newspaper. The ministers agreed to meet again in May 2002 to further progress these initiatives. In the meantime, public liability insurance will be considered at the Council of Australian Governments meeting to be held on 5 April. The forum has requested that COAG endorse the outcomes of the national forum. We hope that all the States in the Commonwealth will agree to that. We have agreed that the Heads of Treasuries group is best placed to develop the practical measures for consideration by each Government by 30 April 2002. This matter is being progressed. We want some changes made to the legal framework and the way in which government departments can assist the community to deal with the problem. I was pleased that our minister could be at the forum yesterday. This State Government came up with a comprehensive five-point approach to this issue, which is generally the way the other States and the Commonwealth are proceeding.
The issue of public liability insurance is very important for Western Australia. Federal and State Governments are addressing this issue. Yesterday, a national forum was held in Canberra, convened by the federal Assistant Treasurer, Senator Helen Coonan. Hon Nick Griffiths, the Minister for Government Enterprises, represented Western Australia. The minister’s portfolio includes RiskCover, which is an important government agency. At that meeting our minister emphasised the need for outcomes that address the problem of spiralling public liability insurance costs. The forum recognised that many issues are complex and cross-jurisdictional and require collective action from Governments and industry. Ministers noted that a number of jurisdictions had already undertaken a range of initiatives, including developing options for pooling and the development of risk-management guidelines. Western Australia has been at the forefront of developing a broad range of initiatives in its jurisdiction. In response to my calls for the extension of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report on the insurance industry market pricing to specifically include consideration of the competitiveness of the public liability and professional indemnity markets, the Commonwealth has committed to release its report by July 2002. We need that report. I note the comments by the ACCC chair Allan Fels to the effect that he is concerned about the insurance companies’ pricing policies. I will not go through the agreement that has been reached. I am sure members have seen coverage of it in the media. Mr Omodei: It was on the radio this morning just after the story about the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. Dr GALLOP: I do not know why the member would interject to that end. This morning I read the initiatives in the newspaper. The ministers agreed to meet again in May 2002 to further progress these initiatives. In the meantime, public liability insurance will be considered at the Council of Australian Governments meeting to be held on 5 April. The forum has requested that COAG endorse the outcomes of the national forum. We hope that all the States in the Commonwealth will agree to that. We have agreed that the Heads of Treasuries group is best placed to develop the practical measures for consideration by each Government by 30 April 2002. This matter is being progressed. We want some changes made to the legal framework and the way in which government departments can assist the community to deal with the problem. I was pleased that our minister could be at the forum yesterday. This State Government came up with a comprehensive five-point approach to this issue, which is generally the way the other States and the Commonwealth are proceeding.
In response to my calls for the extension of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission report on the insurance industry market pricing to specifically include consideration of the competitiveness of the public liability and professional indemnity markets, the Commonwealth has committed to release its report by July 2002. We need that report. I note the comments by the ACCC chair Allan Fels to the effect that he is concerned about the insurance companies’ pricing policies. I will not go through the agreement that has been reached. I am sure members have seen coverage of it in the media. Mr Omodei: It was on the radio this morning just after the story about the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. Dr GALLOP: I do not know why the member would interject to that end. This morning I read the initiatives in the newspaper. The ministers agreed to meet again in May 2002 to further progress these initiatives. In the meantime, public liability insurance will be considered at the Council of Australian Governments meeting to be held on 5 April. The forum has requested that COAG endorse the outcomes of the national forum. We hope that all the States in the Commonwealth will agree to that. We have agreed that the Heads of Treasuries group is best placed to develop the practical measures for consideration by each Government by 30 April 2002. This matter is being progressed. We want some changes made to the legal framework and the way in which government departments can assist the community to deal with the problem. I was pleased that our minister could be at the forum yesterday. This State Government came up with a comprehensive five-point approach to this issue, which is generally the way the other States and the Commonwealth are proceeding.
Mr Omodei: It was on the radio this morning just after the story about the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure. Dr GALLOP: I do not know why the member would interject to that end. This morning I read the initiatives in the newspaper. The ministers agreed to meet again in May 2002 to further progress these initiatives. In the meantime, public liability insurance will be considered at the Council of Australian Governments meeting to be held on 5 April. The forum has requested that COAG endorse the outcomes of the national forum. We hope that all the States in the Commonwealth will agree to that. We have agreed that the Heads of Treasuries group is best placed to develop the practical measures for consideration by each Government by 30 April 2002. This matter is being progressed. We want some changes made to the legal framework and the way in which government departments can assist the community to deal with the problem. I was pleased that our minister could be at the forum yesterday. This State Government came up with a comprehensive five-point approach to this issue, which is generally the way the other States and the Commonwealth are proceeding.
Dr GALLOP: I do not know why the member would interject to that end. This morning I read the initiatives in the newspaper. The ministers agreed to meet again in May 2002 to further progress these initiatives. In the meantime, public liability insurance will be considered at the Council of Australian Governments meeting to be held on 5 April. The forum has requested that COAG endorse the outcomes of the national forum. We hope that all the States in the Commonwealth will agree to that. We have agreed that the Heads of Treasuries group is best placed to develop the practical measures for consideration by each Government by 30 April 2002. This matter is being progressed. We want some changes made to the legal framework and the way in which government departments can assist the community to deal with the problem. I was pleased that our minister could be at the forum yesterday. This State Government came up with a comprehensive five-point approach to this issue, which is generally the way the other States and the Commonwealth are proceeding.
This morning I read the initiatives in the newspaper. The ministers agreed to meet again in May 2002 to further progress these initiatives. In the meantime, public liability insurance will be considered at the Council of Australian Governments meeting to be held on 5 April. The forum has requested that COAG endorse the outcomes of the national forum. We hope that all the States in the Commonwealth will agree to that. We have agreed that the Heads of Treasuries group is best placed to develop the practical measures for consideration by each Government by 30 April 2002. This matter is being progressed. We want some changes made to the legal framework and the way in which government departments can assist the community to deal with the problem. I was pleased that our minister could be at the forum yesterday. This State Government came up with a comprehensive five-point approach to this issue, which is generally the way the other States and the Commonwealth are proceeding.
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