Contracts and close ties Which brings us to. Video recordings of hearings where available can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel here. You didn't do your job as chair," he said. The investigation found icare had underpaid thousands of sick and injured workers, up to $80m. "You never held the executive to account for the failings did you? The failures had allegedly led to 50% of cases being incorrectly classified. The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. A portion of these issues can be tied to the decision icare made to move to a new claims model and a single agent, EML, to manage all the new claims. He has been tasked with a number of priorities including refreshing the Board and leading the recruitment of a new CEO and overseeing the independent cultural review of the organisation, which is already underway.. It included numerous anonymous statements of concern from board members and senior executives, including that the board felt it needed a stronger understanding of workers' compensation and that it was presented with "too much spin" and "glass half full" reports. Welcome. Risk. Go to page 8. https://lnkd.in/gGT44Gtb "Fixing the NSW workers' compensation scheme is an urgent priority. House papers. The inquiry will hold an extra third day of hearings on August 24 to question icare chairman Michael Carapiet, a former Macquarie Group investment banker and long-time Liberal Party donor, and State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) chairman Trevor Matthews. Two damning reports into the New South Wales government-owned insurer, icare, have been released today, with the state opposition saying a "cowboy culture" took root at the troubled insurer. 5 - Regional NSW and Stronger Communities, Committee on the Independent Commission Against Corruption, Legislative Assembly Committee on Transport and Infrastructure, Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety, Select Committee on the conduct of elections in New South Wales, Joint Standing Committee on the Office of the Valuer General, Legislative Assembly Committee on Community Services, Standing Committee on Parliamentary Privilege and Ethics, Committee on the Health Care Complaints Commission, Select Committee on the status of water trading in New South Wales, Select Committee on the Response to Major Flooding across New South Wales in 2022, Committee on the Ombudsman, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission and the Crime Commission, Select Committee on Puppy Farming in New South Wales, Select Committee on the Greater Sydney Parklands Trust Bill 2021, Legislative Assembly Committee on Investment, Industry and Regional Development, Legislative Assembly Committee on Environment and Planning, Select Committee on Floodplain Harvesting, Select Committee on the coronial jurisdiction in New South Wales, Select Committee on the provisions of the Public Health Amendment (Registered Nurses in Nursing Homes) Bill 2020, Joint Select Committee on Coercive Control, Select Committee on the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission, Joint Select Committee on the Anti-Discrimination Amendment (Religious Freedoms and Equality) Bill 2020, Select Committee on the High Level of First Nations People in Custody and Oversight and Review of Deaths in Custody, Select Committee on the impact of technological and other change on the future of work and workers in New South Wales, Select Committee on the Government's management of the Powerhouse Museum and other museums and cultural projects in New South Wales, Select Committee on Animal Cruelty Laws in New South Wales, Select Committee on the Proposal to Raise the Warragamba Dam Wall, Select Committee on the Use of Battery Cages for Hens in the Egg Production Industry, Joint Select Committee on Sydney's Night Time Economy. icare / EML Call: 13 77 22 Hours: 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday Email: newpiclaims@icare.nsw.gov.au Notify icare / EML of a new claim Allianz Call: 1300 130 664 Hours: 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday Email: AllianzNewClaims@icare.nsw.gov.au Notify Allianz of a new claim GIO Call: 13 10 10 Hours: 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday "icare's decision and ambitious approach to implementing a new claims management model has also played a role, to the detriment of injured workers and the public.". Video recordings of hearings where available can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel here. The Inquiry was tasked with examining and reporting on: But he distanced himself from the issue, and said it was the board's responsibility to approve travel. The salaries of the top seven executives average around $660,000, he said. 18Public Service Association of New South Wales, No. A spokesperson for Perrottet said Robertson would be working to address some of the issues raised by the investigation. Our Morning Edition newsletter is a curated guide to the most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. For the latest information, searchABC Emergency, For the latestweather warnings in the Northern Territory, search onABC Emergency. Please enable scripts and reload this page. Nagle had appeared before a parliamentary inquiry into the scheme just hours before his resignation was announced. NSW Intergenerational Report The 2021-22 NSW Intergenerational Report (IGR) is a snapshot of our future State to inform the policies that will make NSW the best place to live, work, run a business and raise a family. 22Restaurant & Catering Industry Association, No. Perrottets office also told the Guardian he has enlisted supreme court judge Robert McDougall, QC to review icare, saying it will be a root and branch examination to ensure public confidence in our workers compensation system. The Independent Review was conducted by retired Supreme Court Judge, the Hon Robert McDougall QC. Sign up here. Please try again later. State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) CEO Carmel Donnelly has condemned the performance of icare in an appearance before a NSW Parliamentary inquiry and says she is concerned over the lack of progress on an action plan set out last year to improve performance. . The NSW Bar Association has raised the idea that the 15% whole person impairment (WPI) threshold for lump sum compensation should be lowered to 11% WPI, so it would become consistent with the 11% . 3 - Education: Legislative Council: Closed: 2022-03-30: 2022-05-26 The NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the Health and Wellbeing of Kangaroo and other Macropods has handed down its report, and things don't look good for our internationally recognised, iconic, marsupial friend. Mr Craig also holds a financial interest in another that provided health services linked to workers' compensation. The upper house inquiry was launched after a joint investigation by the Herald and ABC TVs Four Corners which revealed icare had underpaid thousands of injured workers by up to $80 million. (SIRA) for workers compensation regulation; Insurance and Care NSW (icare) for workers compensation insurance; and SafeWork NSW for work health and safety regulation. Whether a person is severely injured in the workplace or on our roads, icare supports their long-term care needs to improve quality of life, including helping people return to work. Contact icare. He said he told the board he would recuse himself from the steering committee, but that he could not recall "putting it in writing. Please enable scripts and reload this page. Mr Bhatia said he was not aware the $1.23 million he earned in his final year made him the highest ever paid public servant in NSW. He acknowledged that, by the time Mr Nagle left icare, some of the board members had lost more confidence than others. 3The Australia Institute's Centre for Responsible Technology, No. The then chief executive, John Nagle, denied this was the case in an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald. Comprehensive Indigenous Expenditure Report Sydney, Australia. NSW upper house inquiry finds Canterbury-Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour's expense claims "outside community expectations", as he says he's open to being investigated by the corruption watchdog. Again this failure lies directly with the Treasurer," Mr Shoebridge said. "And in a way that did not ensure that the NI was obtaining value for the money (derived, of course, substantially from premiums paid by employers) that it spent.". The compensation scheme spent more than $8m on a contract with executive recruiting firm Korn Ferry that did not go to tender. "That is a dreadful look for an organisation that manages many billions of dollars of what is in substance public money," he said. Peter McCarthy, former government adviser and senior EY partner, told the investigation the executives at icare were some of the best paid in the public sector, with about 45 people receiving an average salary of $300,000. Greens MP David Shoebridge said if "Mr Perrottet was doing his job, he would have known Mr Nagle had endorsed Guidewire just months before he went on a trip to Las Vegas paid for by that same company.". The NSW Auditor General and the Audit Office is set to apply the blowtorch to the scandal-ridden $190 billion icare when it examines the country's biggest . Bills. "I do not wish to create that perception at all," Mr Carapiet said. Read more: Martin Hoffman told NSW government icare issues needed 'decisive engagement' in 2019, emails show. The NSW Government established an independent flood inquiry to examine and report on the causes of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from the 2022 catastrophic flood event. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. "I requested and was provided with a sample of briefings to the Treasurer over the years of icare's operation. Upper house Greens MP David Shoebridge put it to Mr Carapiet that the board were "treated like mushrooms by the executives, given glossy PowerPoints, half baked reports, all spin.". STANDING COMMITTEE ON LAW AND JUSTICE Report - February 2023 15 witnesses. inquiry. The board of the country's largest workers' compensation scheme lacked "anyone with proper insurance skills or a strong medical background," according to an opinion expressed in a confidential board review earlier this year. NSW Greens MP and Chair of the Kangaroo Inquiry Cate Faehrmann. Business NSW gets it. The recently publicised issues of past practice dont reflect the way icare aspires to deliver services and work is under way to address this on multiple fronts.. Black tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC, Tender bundle 001 M. Pratt tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC, Documents labelled 'Tender bundle 001 S. Cartwright', tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC, Documents labelled 'Tender bundle P. 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