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NSW Parliament's Law and Justice Committee today tabled its 2020 review of the Workers' Compensation Scheme, following last year's revelations uncovered by a joint ABC and Sydney Morning Herald investigation, showing hundreds of millions of dollars in losses and the underpayment of thousands of injured workers. The Information and Privacy Commission NSW found that since 2015, icare had not publicly registered 422 contracts each worth more than $150,000. Business NSW gets it. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands. This inquiry is no longer receiving submissions. I very much enjoyed this recent chat I had with David Turner and Hearsay The Legal Podcast #restructuring #insolvency #turnaround #bankruptcy #liquidation Perrottets office also told the Guardian he has enlisted supreme court judge Robert McDougall, QC to review icare, saying it will be a root and branch examination to ensure public confidence in our workers compensation system. Mr McDougall said Mr Perrottet had declined to beinterviewed for the review. The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. Labor MLC and committee member Daniel Mookhey later asked Mr Bhatia about 42 gifts he received in his time at icare, all of which were "entered into a gifts register on the same day, two years after they were received and four months after" Mr Bhatia left icare. 31Rideshare Drivers Association of Australia, No. Indigenous policy researcher Janet Hunt told the inquiry that the state government's failure to implement this legislation contradicted its Closing the Gap targets. passed by NSW Parliament in August 2015. Go to page 8. https://lnkd.in/gGT44Gtb "Fixing the NSW workers' compensation scheme is an urgent priority. "And in a way that did not ensure that the NI was obtaining value for the money (derived, of course, substantially from premiums paid by employers) that it spent.". This program provides an immersive online and virtual reality learning experience for young construction workers. There has also been scrutiny of the companies ties to the Liberal party. icare, in partnership with TAFE NSW recently won a Good Design Award for our joint project 'Working Safely at Heights' Online and Virtual Reality Training Program. The agency has been the subject of heavy scrutiny following revelations it underpaid thousands of injured workers by up to $80 million. Mr Bhatia told the hearing he had known senior figures at Capgemini in a social context for "three or four years" before they became the sole successful bidder. A spokesperson for Perrottet told the Guardian that the insurer was working to address the underpayments. Chairman of icare, John Robertson, said he acknowledged the mistakes of the past and found the outcomes of the review "thorough, fair and provided key areas of improvement.". 16Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union, NSW Branch, No. Since August Mr Bhatia has been the chief executive of information solutions group Link Group, chaired by former icare chairman Michael Carapiet. NSW upper house inquiry finds Canterbury-Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour's expense claims "outside community expectations", as he says he's open to being investigated by the corruption watchdog. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Vivek Bhatia faced a parliamentary inquiry into the state-run workers compensation scheme on Friday, where he defended allegations he repeatedly failed to declare conflicts of interest he had with companies that won icare contracts worth tens of millions of dollars. 18Public Service Association of New South Wales, No. Two damning reports into the New South Wales government-owned insurer, icare, have been released today, with the state opposition saying a "cowboy culture" took root at the troubled insurer. 18 Report 79, February 2022, p 1. Mr Nagle appears in a promotional video for Guidewire on the company's website. It was announced in March that icare would remediate any underpayments to injured workers.. Inquiries Reports and Government Responses Budget Estimates Legislation Review Digests Home Committees Inquiries Standing Committee on Law and Justice 2020 Review of the Workers Compensation Scheme This review commenced on 18 March 2020. Executives salaries have skyrocketed and injured workers have gone underpaid by up to $80m as the scheme verges on collapse. The Speaker and other office holders. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Whether a person is severely injured in the workplace or on our roads, icare supports their long-term care needs to improve quality of life, including helping people return to work. A domino effect of mismanagement and payments caused icares finances to deteriorate, with Sira telling the investigation it had grave concerns for the viability of the scheme. 24New South Wales Society of Labor Lawyers, No. "The reason why icare's culture has been so poor, is because icare's management team acted like kings, the board failed to hold them to account and the Treasurer cheered them on at every single opportunity.". Despite the conflict of interest, he said he did attend the board meeting when the steering committee put forward the recommendation for Capgemini. 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