ReturnToWorkSA Disputes

In reply to Mr SZAKACS (Cheltenham) (18 November 2020). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (Treasurer): I have been advised the following:

For the 2019-20 financial year:

The number of disputes lodged by workers or by their legal representatives was 1,708.

The number of disputes lodged by employers or by their legal representatives was 63.

The number of disputes resolved by consent or other like means within 2019-20 was 1,781.

The number of disputes resolved by at least a single member of the tribunal within 2019-20 was 190.

Of number of disputes resolved by at least a single member, the number of disputes in which ReturnToWorkSA's original decision was overturned in 2019-20 was 121 (resolved within 2019-20, but not necessarily lodged in 2019-20).