Return to Work Case Management

Ms BEDFORD (Florey) (14:47): My question is to the Premier as the minister representing the Treasurer. Is taxpayers' money being wasted by the private providers of return to work case management? With your leave, sir, and that of the house, I will explain.

Leave granted.

Ms BEDFORD: One of my constituents, an aged-care nurse who injured her back at work, recently made a claim for $5,450 worth of kitchen alterations, as she had been unable to use the kitchen since her injury in August 2018. The claim was rejected, so she sought legal advice to challenge and ultimately won a similar total to her original renovation claim, being awarded $2,000 for repairs to the home plus a refund of her legal costs of $3,143.

However, this means, with only $2,000, she is now unable to afford the required work to which her court win proved she was originally entitled under state legislation, all the while enduring significant pain whilst waiting over a year, and in the end the taxpayer has footed the bill. I am led to believe that this example is not an isolated case of its kind.

The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:48): I thank the member for Florey for her question. I am happy to take that question on notice, discuss it with the Treasurer and come back to the house with a response.

The SPEAKER: Member for Lee.

Ms BEDFORD: A supplementary, sir.

The SPEAKER: Sorry, I have called the member for Lee. I can come back to the member for Florey. Member for Lee.