Police Workplace Injury Claims

The Hon. R.I. LUCAS (14:53): A supplementary: on the basis of that, what was your department's view when consulted? Secondly, will the minister take on notice the second supplementary question, which was the question about the potential budget or cost impact of the new arrangements compared to the current arrangements?

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:53): Yes, I am happy to take on notice the question regarding cost implications. It should be noted of course that the proposition is to go from a self-insured arrangement to one where the levy is paid no differently to any other non-government agency. This is simply a question of the government's self-insured status, so the costs associated with going to a registered employer arrangement would be easily recognisable in the form of the levy that is attached to every other employer in the state's wages—the return-to-work levy—but I am more than happy to take that question on notice.