The investigation reports that there are now 20,000 more people off work long-term than before the new model was brought in. Set up by New South Wales treasurer, Dominic Perrottet, in 2015 to replace the old WorkCover scheme after it had racked up $4bn in debt, icare has faced increasing scrutiny after it was found to be mismanaged and on the verge of collapse. Share. Please try again later. "I do not have his insights into the quality of the reporting from icare, or as to the relationship between him, his office, and the board and CEO of icare. It was announced in March that icare would remediate any underpayments to injured workers.. 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. This inquiry was self-referred on 23 June 2022 to inquire into and report on the appointment of Mr John Barilaro as Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the Americas and any other related matter. IVE Group is run by former NSW Liberal party president Geoff Selig, and the company donated almost $100,000 to the NSW Liberal party between 2014 and 2019. Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Sign up here. Mr McDougall said Mr Perrottet had declined to beinterviewed for the review. There has also been scrutiny of the companies ties to the Liberal party. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands. Former icare CEO John Nagle was the focus of an internal review. "I do not wish to create that perception at all," Mr Carapiet said. Professor Mary O'Kane AC and Michael Fuller APM were engaged to lead the Inquiry. Business NSW gets it. The Information and Privacy Commission NSW found that since 2015, icare had not publicly registered 422 contracts each worth more than $150,000. He said he told the board he would recuse himself from the steering committee, but that he could not recall "putting it in writing. Go to page 8. https://lnkd.in/gGT44Gtb "Fixing the NSW workers' compensation scheme is an urgent priority. What followed was a flurry of further investigations, parliamentary inquiries, resignations and intense pressure. A NSW parliamentary inquiry hears grievances from families and staff about the delivery of healthcare Some staff say they cannot take holidays and have to bring sick children to work because of a lack of staff The State Government has promised to invest more in recruitment Go to page 8. https://lnkd.in/gGT44Gtb "Fixing the NSW workers' compensation scheme is an urgent priority. "Over the last five years under the control of Dominic Perrottet icare has lost more than $4 billion of public value and let down tens of thousands of injured workers and today we see two reports that highlights the extent of the problems in icare," Mr Shoebridge said. The NSW Government established an independent flood inquiry to examine and report on the causes of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from the 2022 catastrophic flood event. Mr Nagle appears in a promotional video for Guidewire on the company's website. Mr McDougall said while there was no evidence of criminality or corruption, the execution of the program was what he called "sloppy". No I did not.". 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. Former icare CEO Vivek Bhatia giving evidence at the inquiry into the workers compensation scheme on Friday.Credit:Louise Kennerley. Site footer. NSW Greens MP and Chair of the Kangaroo Inquiry Cate Faehrmann. The failures had allegedly led to 50% of cases being incorrectly classified. Those briefings are consistent with the good news approach identified elsewhere in this report. 2.63 The bill passed Parliament on 21 November 2018 and was assented to on 28 November 2018. Credit:Jessica Hromas. Mr Carapiet, a former Macquarie Group investment banker and Liberal Party donor, was the chair of the agency since its inception, earning around $200,000 a year. This inquiry is no longer receiving submissions. The low return-to-work numbers have caused a pile-up of weekly payments and medical costs. 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. 25State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA), No. 2.4 The second review, . which icare has paid more than $8 million for services. 7Australian Education Union - NSW Teachers Federation Branch, No. The committee's chairman, Nationals MLC Wes Fang said the report highlighted the deteriorating financial position of the scheme, including the Nominal Insurer (NI) and Treasury Managed Fund. Former chair of icare's board Michael Carapiet on Tuesday appeared before the upper house inquiry for the second time. 40Australian Institute of Employment Rights, No. The inquiry will hold an extra third day of hearings on August 24 to question icare chairman Michael Carapiet, a former Macquarie Group investment banker and long-time Liberal Party donor, and State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) chairman Trevor Matthews. A New South Wales parliamentary inquiry into access to health services is under fire for limiting public access to regional hearings. The investigation also revealed that marketing firm IVE Group was awarded millions of dollars in contracts without going to tender. The insurance giant protects more than $193bn of NSW government assets, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House but, more importantly, covers more than 3.4 million workers and 284,000 employers for workers compensation. It was a rapid promotion for the 35-year-old Catholic right-winger who only entered the NSW Parliament in 2011. That revelation led to the resignation of Nigel Freitas, the Treasurers chief of staff, who blamed the issue on an administrative oversight.The chief executive, John Nagle, also resigned after it was revealed he had failed to properly disclose that icare had awarded a contract to his wife. ", The review by Challis and Company also found non-executive directors believed Mr Nagle was no longer "the right leader," describing the state of icare during the height of the pandemic as "potentially perilous.". Around three months after the review, Mr Nagle was forced to resign when it emerged he failed to properly declare his wife had been given a contract with icare. NSW treasurer Dominic Perrottet has ordered a review into icare, the workers compensation scheme created after WorkCover racked up $4bn in debt. In 2019 alone, icare spent $845m on medical expenses, leading to an increase in liabilities for the schemeand higher premiums. Mr Bhatia was the first chief executive officer and managing director of icare when it formed in September 2015, before he left in January 2018. 18Public Service Association of New South Wales, No. Jean Nassif remains in rural Lebanon, while he continues to be sought by a parliamentary inquiry probing development activities in Sydney's north-west. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images At icare, we provide insurance and care services to the businesses, people and communities of NSW. News & stories; About us; Careers; Contact us; COVID-19 response; Crisis support . 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. Go to page 8. https://lnkd.in/gGT44Gtb "Fixing the NSW workers' compensation scheme is an urgent priority. The revelations led to a shake-up of the icare board, with former NSW Labor leader John Robertson taking the reins at the troubled public insurer. Our Morning Edition newsletter is a curated guide to the most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. 1 - Select Committee on the impact of technological and other change on the future of work and workers in New South Wales - The gig economy - First report, Report No. Video recordings of hearings where available can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel here. 16Australian Rail Tram and Bus Industry Union, NSW Branch, No. Sign up to The Sydney Morning Heralds newsletter here, The Ages here, Brisbane Times here, and WAtodays here. A NSW parliamentary inquiry has called for a review of councillors' expenses after it was revealed Canterbury-Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour spent thousands of ratepayers' dollars on designer . 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. "I think there was a need for a change," he said. Black tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC, Tender bundle 001 M. Pratt tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC, Documents labelled 'Tender bundle 001 S. Cartwright', tabled by the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC, Documents labelled 'Tender bundle P. 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John Nagle resigned from the agency late on Monday, fast-track a scheduled review into the insurer. Section 31 of the SICG Act repealed the Safety Return to . The sentiments were echoed byicare chief executive Richard Harding, who said the problems of the past were unacceptable and while the overall intention for change was right, the execution did not meet community expectations. 7Business NSW (formerly NSW Business Chamber), No. He has been tasked with a number of priorities including refreshing the Board and leading the recruitment of a new CEO and overseeing the independent cultural review of the organisation, which is already underway.. Insurance and Care NSW (icare), along with SafeWork NSW in place of the dissolved WorkCover Authority. "We'd like to ask them what they did to stop icare sliding into scandal," Mr Mookhey said. A combined investigation by the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald and ABC TVs Four Corners into the insurer found it had underpaid up to 52,000 injured workers by up to $80m in compensation. NSW Labor has been calling on Mr Perrottet to sack the icare board but on Wednesday he said he would fast-track a scheduled review into the insurer. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Labor's Daniel Mookhey asked Mr Carapiet if he was concerned about creating a perception that icare was indifferent to whether it was following its own policies. Posted 3 Feb 2021 3 Feb 2021 Wed 3 Feb 2021 at 12:55am , updated 10 . icare's poor previously revealed the tender process took less than three weeks. Key points: Regional healthcare hearings will not be live streamed 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. The inquiry held its final hearing at Parliament House in Sydney on Friday to hear from stakeholders first-hand. Please enable scripts and reload this page. 36Australian Industry Group (Ai Group), No. Our Morning Edition newsletter is a curated guide to the most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Greens MP David Shoebridge grilled icare chair Michael Carapiet. 14QUT Centre for Decent Work and Industry, No. Icare = unfair. Aug 17, 2020 - 12.00am. "Over the past seven months we haven't sat idle, we have acted and embarked on the most significant changes to icare since the scheme was created in 2015.". "Securing the review has been a top priority for me and the government, and I thank Mr McDougall for his work in delivering a report that will ultimately support better outcomes for injured workers and employers in NSW," Mr Perrottet said. Australias largest workers compensation scheme, icare, has been surrounded by scandals for months. Greens MP David Shoebridge said if "Mr Perrottet was doing his job, he would have known Mr Nagle had endorsed Guidewire just months before he went on a trip to Las Vegas paid for by that same company.". "You never held the executive to account for the failings did you? (Insurance and Care) NSW (icare) with the mandatory requirement to keep a contract register in accordance with the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 . Labor MLC Daniel Mookhey said the committee would also ask the heads of icare's remuneration and risk committees to appear before the inquiry. 2, Quadrennial Review of the Audit Office of NSW 2022, Options to improve access to existing and alternate accommodation to address the social housing shortage, Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Infrastructure Contributions) Bill 2021, Integrity of the NSW Biodiversity Offsets Scheme, Granting of contract number OoS17/18-021 by the Office of Sport, Review of the Standing and Sessional Orders, Mobile speed camera enforcement programs in NSW, Further inquiry into the regulation of building standards, Examination of selected Auditor-General's Financial Audit Reports 2020, Coal and Gas Legislation Amendment (Liverpool Plains Prohibition) Bill 2021, Petroleum (Onshore) Amendment (Cancellation of Zombie Petroleum Exploration Licences) Bill 2021, Protection of the Environment Operations Amendment (Clean Air) Bill 2021, Tax Administration Amendment (Combating Wage Theft) Bill 2021, Citizen's Right of Reply - Mr Benjamin Geary, Fourteenth General Meeting with the Valuer General, Support for rural and regional learner drivers, Long term sustainability and future of the timber and forest products industry, Impact of the Western Harbour Tunnel and Beaches Link, Environmental planning instruments (SEPPs), 2021 review of annual and other reports of oversighted bodies, Mutual Recognition (New South Wales) Amendment Bill 2021, Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Amendment (Plastics Reduction) Bill 2021, Health and wellbeing of kangaroos and other macropods in New South Wales, Acquisition of land in relation to major transport projects, 2021 Review of the annual reports and other matters of the Office of the Advocate for Children and Young People and the Office of the Children's Guardian, Review of the Health Care Complaints Commission 2019-20 annual report, Development of a hydrogen industry in New South Wales, Parliamentary Privilege and the use of investigatory and intrusive powers, Local Land Services Amendment (Miscellaneous) Bill 2020, Execution of search warrants by the Australian Federal Police (No. A spokesperson for icare told the Guardian, however, that the underpayments were a result of discrepancies in pre-injury average weekly earnings (PIAWE) that stretched back to 2012, when WorkCover ran the insurance scheme. Mr Bhatia said he was not aware the $1.23 million he earned in his final year made him the highest ever paid public servant in NSW. ", Mr Shoebridge put it to Mr Bhatia that he told his senior management team he would not be restricted to using companies chosen through a tender, "that you would choose who you want and you wouldn't follow the NSW government procurement process. The inquiry heard Guidewire has received millions of dollars in contracts from icare to provide claims management software. Video recordings of hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel here. Mr Mookhey read extracts from the gift register, which featured lunches and dinners from other entities like Guidewire, QBE Australia and executive recruiter Korn Ferry; which icare has paid more than $8 million for services. Minister aware of concerns 21Australian Road Transport Industrial Organisation NSW Branch, No. Insurance Market Update 2016 1H 2 Insurance Market Update 2016 3Insurance Market Update 2016 Heightened competition, buoyed by an abundance The select committeewas established on 24 March 2020 to inquire into and report on the impact of technological and other change on the future of work and workers in New South Wales. Witnesses can be subpoenaed to appear before the inquiry if they refuse to attend voluntarily. . Nagle had appeared before a parliamentary inquiry into the scheme just hours before his resignation was announced. icare is also establishing an internal team that will develop and trial new approaches to psychological claims that can then be rolled Nagle was questioned about icare contracts, including a number of contracts with Nagle's former colleagues at . Perrottet set up icare in 2015 when he was finance minister. Bombshell email from collapsed retailer,Customers owed millions of dollars from a collapsed furniture retailer are furious to learn they will have to pay onerous delivery fees if they want to receive items that are rightfully theirs. Parliamentary inquiry opens into the NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill, 12 October 2021. Members Terms of Reference Timeline State insurer icare was on Friday served two damning report cards, the latest in a series of reviews delivered to NSW Parliament following revelations of financial mismanagement and the underpayment of thousands of injured workers by up to $80 million. icare's poor 11Dr Tom Barratt, Dr Caleb Goods, Dr Brett Smith and Dr Alex Veen, No. The NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the Health and Wellbeing of Kangaroo and other Macropods has handed down its report, and things don't look good for our internationally recognised, iconic, marsupial friend. The company has previously employed a former NSW Liberal minister and a major Liberal donor. This inquiry was self-referred on 23 June 2022 to inquire into and report on the appointment of Mr John Barilaro as Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to the Americas andany other related matter. The NI accounts for around 65% of total active claims, provides compensation cover for more than 320,000 employers, collects $2.3 billion in premiums, and pays out approximately $1.97 billion in claim-related costs per year. Welcome. Icare chairman Michael Carapiet will be called to give evidence at a parliamentary inquiry. At the centre of Friday's hearing was Mr Bhatia's relationship with global professional services firm Capgemini, which was part of a consortium that won a tender process to build a claims and billing platform for icare. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands. 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