Report 43 (1984) - Accident Compensation: A Transport Accidents Scheme for New South Wales

Appendix E - Meetings and Seminars Attended in the Course of the Reference

21 July 1981	An introductory seminar was held at the Commission’s offices to discuss a paper by Professor Harold Luntz of the University of Melbourne.
24 February 1982	The Chairman addressed the annual conference of the Institute of Engineers on Accident Compensation.
12 May 1982	The Chairman addressed the Insurance Institute of New South Wales on the reference.
26 August 1982	Mr Wood and Ms Neave met with the New South Wales Federation of Democratic Turkish Associations to discuss the reference.
28 September 1982	The Chairman and Ms Tito addressed a seminar entitled “Women and Accident Compensation” organised by the Feminist Legal Action Group and Lidcombe Workers’ Health Centre.
29 September 1982	Ms. Neave, Mr. Wood and Ms. McDonald (legal officer) attended a meeting of community and welfare workers held at the offices of the Council of Social Service of New South Wales to discuss the reference.
21 October 1982	The Chairman and Ms. Neave attended a meeting of railway workers at the Chippendale Information Centre to discuss the reference.
18 November 1982	Ms. Smith attended a meeting at the Marrickville Information Centre to discuss the reference.
30 November 1982	The Chairman addressed a seminar an Occupational Safety and Health organised by the National Safety Council of Australia.
2 June 1983	Ms. Tito presented a seminar on Workers’ Compensation at the Trade Union Training Centre for the Australian Trade Union Training Authority.
27 June 1983	Ms. Neave and Ms. Tito visited Ashton House, Maroubra, to discuss the reference with quadriplegic residents.
29 June 1983	Mr. Wood attended a seminar on Workers’ Compensation at Westmead Hospital.
13 July 1983	Members of the Commission visited the Rehabilitation Centre at Royal South Sydney Hospital to discuss the proposed Transport Accidents Scheme and its ramifications for rehabilitation.
21 July 1983	Mr. Wood and Ms. Tito addressed a meeting of the Australian Council for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled on the reference.
4 August 1983	Commissioners and staff addressed a seminar jointly organised by the Commission and the University of New South Wales entitled “Accident Compensation - The Prospects for Reform”.
12 August 1983	The Chairman addressed a meeting of the New South Wales Society of Labor Lawyers on the proposed Scheme.
17 August 1983	The Chairman addressed a seminar organised by the Council of Social Service of New South Wales to explain and discuss the proposed Scheme.
25 August 1983	Mr. Wood and Ms. Tito visited the Illawarra Rehabilitation Centre and the Illawarra Handicapped Persons’ Trust to discuss the proposed Scheme and rehabilitation.
7 September 1983	The Chairman addressed a meeting of the Association of Risk and Insurance Managers of Australia New South Wales Chapter on the proposed Scheme.
7 October 1983	The Chairman and Ms. Tito attended a seminar on rehabilitation concepts and services for ethnic health, welfare and community workers, entitled “Rehabilitation in a Multicultural Society’. This seminar, organised by the society of Rehabilitation Counsellors and the Ethnic Affairs Commission of New South Wales was held at the Queen Elizabeth II Rehabilitation Centre.
11 October 1983	The Chairman, Mr. Wood and Ms. Tito attended a meeting with Dr. John Voss and others at the Queen Elizabeth 11 Rehabilitation Centre.
19 October 1983	The Chairman addressed a seminar organised by the Work Health Co. entitled “The Billion Dollar Question: Workers’ Compensation or Common Law?”
21 October 1983	The Chairman addressed a conference organised by the Law Institute of Victoria entitled “The Compensation of Motor Accident Victims in Victoria - A Model for Australia?”
25 October 1983	The Chairman addressed a meeting of the Reinsurance Discussion Group of New South Wales on the proposed Scheme.
4 November 1983	Miss O’Connor addressed a meeting of the Wollongong Branch of the Law Society of New South Wales on the proposed Scheme.
10 November 1983	The Chairman addressed the Australian College of Rehabilitation Medicine on the proposed Scheme.
17 November 1983	The Chairman and Ms. Tito addressed a seminar in Newcastle on the proposed Scheme.

26 November 1983	The Chairman addressed the Law Society of South Australia on the proposed Scheme.
28 November 1983	The Chairman addressed a seminar organised by the New South Wales Branch of the Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia on the subject of Workers’ Compensation and Accident Prevention.
3 February 1984	Mr Sperling addressed a conference on pain and litigation organised by the Australasian Chapter of the International Association f or the Study of Pain.
8 February 1984	The Chairman addressed a meeting of the Amenities and Safety Committee of the Public Service Association of New South Wales on the proposed Scheme.
12 March 1984	The Chairman and Miss O’Connor addressed the Central Council of the Public Service Association on the proposed Scheme.
June 1984	The Chairman addressed a conference in Adelaide entitled “Workers’ Compensation New Directions?” organised by the South Australian Department of Labour.
6 June 1984	The Chairman addressed a seminar in Perth on Workers’ Compensation, organised by the Confederation of Western Australian Industry.
2 July 1984	Justice Wood presented a paper called “Compensation - The Indiscriminate Lottery” at a medico-legal conference held in Fiji. (This seminar was held after Justice Wood had retired as a full-time member of the Commission).
7 August 1984	The Chairman addressed a meeting of the Teachers Federation on the proposed Scheme.
15 August 1984	The Chairman addressed a meeting of the Building Workers’ Industrial Union on the proposed Scheme.
19 August 1984	The Chairman Addressed a seminar in Canberra entitled “Accident Compensation” organised by the Australian National University.

 

Terms of Reference and Participants | Table of Abbreviations | Glossary | Summary
of Recommendations | Preface | Accident Compensation Reference Publications
CHAPTER 1 | CHAPTER 2 | CHAPTER 3 | CHAPTER 4 | CHAPTER 5 | CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7 | CHAPTER 8 | CHAPTER 9 | CHAPTER 10 | CHAPTER 11 | CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13 | CHAPTER 14 | CHAPTER 15 | CHAPTER 16 | CHAPTER 17 | CHAPTER 18
LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS | DRAFT LEGISLATION | Appendix A | Appendix B
Appendix C | Appendix D | Appendix E | Appendix F | TABLE OF STATUTES
TABLE OF CASES | LIST OF TABLES | SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY | INDEX

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