The Productivity Commission’s Disability Care and Support Draft Report was released on 28 February 2011. Written submissions close on 30 April 2011.
Your attention is drawn to chapters 15 & 16:
- Chapter 15 Insurance arrangements for injury (PDF – 421 Kb)
15.1 Introduction
15.2 What is catastrophic injury?
15.3 Criteria to assess injury insurance arrangements
15.4 Certainty, timeliness and quality of lifetime care and support
15.5 Coverage of people acquiring a disability through a catastrophic injury
15.6 Impacts on recovery and health outcomes
15.7 People’s freedom
15.8 The value of ‘justice’
15.9 Providing incentives for people to avoid injuries
15.10 Efficiency and costs
15.11 The performance of common law systems of fault-based compensation - Chapter 16 A national injury insurance scheme (PDF – 400 Kb)
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Implementing a no-fault approach for lifetime care and support of all catastrophic injuries
16.3 The scope of the NIIS beyond 2020
16.4 Some other matters
Brisbane Barrister – David Cormack
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