House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Third Session (51-3) 51 3 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time WorkCover Corporation WORKCOVER CORPORATION Dr McFETRIDGE House of Assembly Morphett WORKCOVER CORPORATION Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (15:00): In light of the minister's answer, has the minister sought any advice on the unfunded liability? The Hon. P. CAICA House of Assembly Colton Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education Minister for Science and Information Economy Minister for Youth Minister for Volunteers WORKCOVER CORPORATION The Hon. P. CAICA (Colton—Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Youth, Minister for Volunteers) (15:00): What I can tell the honourable member, and indeed the house, is that since I was provided the privilege of becoming this state's industrial relations minister I have sought an enormous amount of advice from WorkCover on a range of matters. What I would say—and it is a point that needs to be reinforced—is that for a variety of reasons the system that is WorkCover failed in its mission. How did it fail in its mission? It failed in its mission to return people to work. My focus and this government's focus— Ms Chapman interjecting: The Hon. P. CAICA House of Assembly The Hon. P. CAICA: Well, you were part of the process of setting it up. Sir, she has already been warned a couple of times. The Speaker House of Assembly The SPEAKER: Order! The deputy leader will come to order. The Hon. P. CAICA House of Assembly The Hon. P. CAICA: Thank you, sir. What I would say is that it is a matter on which I hope we would get bipartisan support—although I might not expect it from the deputy leader. The focus for the government, employers and this state needs to be on returning injured workers to meaningful work.