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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2019-09-11" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1)</sessionName>
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  <parliamentName>Parliament of South Australia</parliamentName>
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    <name>Estimates Replies</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Return to Work Disputes</name>
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          <heading>Return to Work Disputes</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="5571" kind="question">
        <name>In reply to Mr SZAKACS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Cheltenham</electorate>
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          <question date="2019-09-11">
            <name>Return to Work Disputes</name>
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        <text id="201909117694bbb6f3e14b7c80001960">
          <inserted>In reply to <by role="member" id="5571">Mr SZAKACS (Cheltenham)</by> (24 July 2019).  (Estimates Committee B)</inserted>
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      <talker role="member" id="">
        <name>The Hon. R.I. LUCAS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Treasurer</electorate>
        <text id="201909117694bbb6f3e14b7c80001961">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="">The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer):</by>  I have been advised the following:</inserted>
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          <inserted>ReturnToWorkSA does not keep data on disputes under section 18 of the act.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="201909117694bbb6f3e14b7c80001963">
          <inserted>That information is, however, available from the South Australian Employment Tribunal. The South Australian Employment Tribunal advised the following:</inserted>
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          <inserted>The total number of applications lodged under section 18 of the Return To Work Act to date is 184. 152 applications have been resolved by agreement between the parties or by the applicant withdrawing. 9 decisions have been delivered and 1 preliminary ruling has been delivered. 32 files are currently open.</inserted>
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