It has been a busy year in NSW Parliament, and once again budget estimates are almost upon us. Hearings will be from Thursday 31 August to Friday 8 September 2017. We’d love to hear your thoughts about issues to raise and potential questions to ask. Budget Estimates happen once a year and are one of […]
A new Parliamentary report on the broken NSW workers compensation system was released today recommending major reforms to make the system fairer. There is ample scope for more generous benefits in a scheme that is running a surplus in the order of $1.87 billion. The 26 recommendations made by the Law and Justice committee would […]
The Government’s announced changes to the CTP scheme will be reviewed against three key criteria by the Greens. Will they protect the rights of the injured, reduce insurer profits and bring down Green slip premiums? Greens MP David Shoebridge said: “This is a complex reform that’s hard to land. It needs to protect people’s rights […]
David speaking to the Workers Compensation Independent Review Office Sydney Seminar on the 30 September about our vision for a fair Workers Compensation system.
This speech was delivered on 20.09.2016 in the NSW Upper House. You can read the original contribution here. I speak to this unanimous report, entitled “First Review of the Compulsory Third Party insurance scheme”. It is the first review for this Parliament. A series of them have been produced every two years by the Legislative […]
2 August 2016 The highly distressing intrusive surveillance we saw of psychologically injured police on 4Corners last night shows exactly why we need a parliamentary inquiry in NSW. If you missed it you can watch it now on iview. David was interviewed about this today on ABC Illawarra, listen here: Greens MP and Justice Spokesperson […]
Changes to green slips in NSW will see thousands of seriously injured motorists, passengers and pedestrians who are unable to work lose their rights to compensation, with only an empty promise from the Government to reign in insurance company super profits. Greens NSW MP David Shoebridge said: “It is simply untrue that this change is focused […]
The Cram Fluid Power v Green decision has huge implications for injured workers across NSW who will be prevented from getting access to necessary medical treatment and income support. The decision states that injured workers will no longer be able to receive additional to lump sum compensation payments if their condition deteriorates over time. As reported by […]
In the early hours of Thursday morning the Government pushed their most recent raft of changes to Workers Compensation in NSW through the Parliament. The changes roll back some of the savage cuts made to the scheme in 2012, but they do not go far enough. They are putting at most $600 million back into benefits, but […]
The NSW Government has out of nowhere come up with a plan to get rid of the Dust Diseases Board despite the first review of the board by the Parliament’s Law and Justice committee resulting in a glowing endorsement of the body. The Government is planning to cut the Dust Diseases Board as part of […]
