Insurance in Australia
4.4 Insurance is a ‘risk transfer, loss-spreading arrangement’.[1] Its purpose is to distribute risk through providing a mechanism by which individuals and organisations purchase, by way of a premium, insurance products to mitigate that risk. Risk is then transferred to the insurer which indemnifies them against future events that may cause loss. 4.5 There are …
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3.41 Workers’ compensation is compensation payable to a worker who suffers an injury or disease arising from, or during, his or her employment. Workers’ compensation benefits encompass the payment of: incapacity payments to compensate for lost earnings; medical and related expenses; and lump sum payments for permanent impairment or death. Each state and territory has …
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2.1 The Australian employment law landscape has undergone significant shifts in recent years, with changes to the nature of work relationships and arrangements as well as the legislative and regulatory framework. In light of demographic changes in Australia and government objectives aimed at prolonging workforce participation, the ability of the employment law framework to respond …
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2.4 Mature age job seekers face multiple and intersecting difficulties in entering or re-entering the workforce and often utilise either the national employment services system or the services of private recruitment agencies.[3] Increasingly, private recruitment agencies are playing a role as ‘intermediaries between job seekers and employers’.[4] However, stakeholders have expressed a number of concerns …
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Read moreProposals and Questions
Download Proposals and Questions as a PDF. 2. Recruitment and Employment Law Proposal 2–1 The Fair Work Ombudsman should undertake a national recruitment industry campaign to educate and assess the compliance of recruitment agencies with workplace laws, specifically with respect to practices affecting mature age job seekers and workers. Proposal 2–2 In 2013, the Recruitment and …
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Review into Commonwealth legal barriers to older persons participating in the workforce or other productive work Having regard to: obstacles faced by older persons in actively participating in the workforce the desirability of reviewing Commonwealth laws to remove limitations on, or disincentives to, participation in the workforce by older persons, and the definition of ‘older …
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28 October 2010 Mr Hamish Hansford Committee Secretary Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs PO Box 6100 CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Mr Hansford, The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs’ inquiry into the Telecommunications Interception and Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill …
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Committee Secretary Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 8 March 2011 Inquiry into Exposure Drafts of Australian Privacy Amendment Legislation – Credit Reporting The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) welcomes the opportunity to make this submission to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee Inquiry …
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Ms Christine McDonald Secretary, Legislation Committee Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration 23 July 2010 Dear Ms McDonald Inquiry into exposure drafts of Australian privacy amendment legislation The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) welcomes the release of the Australian Privacy Principles Exposure Draft and Companion Guide as a major plank in the implementation …
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Read moreALRC Brief | August 2012
View original e-newsletter format >> From the President I am delighted to report that the ALRC has once again been honoured in the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) Annual Report Awards, winning a Bronze Award for our hard copy report for 2010–11. This is the third consecutive year that we have been selected for an …
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