Review of the Dust Diseases Claims Resolution Process - Issues Paper December 2008

The Dust Diseases Claims Resolution Process (CRP) was established after the Review of Legal and Administrative Costs in Dust Diseases Compensation Claims conducted in 2004-2005. The CRP was reviewed in 2006, after data on its first 12 months of operation became available (the 2006 Review). The 2006 Review recommended a number of minor changes to the Regulation establishing the CRP. The recommended changes commenced operation in March 2007. The 2006 Review recommended that consideration be given to a further review of the CRP, but preferably only where there had been sufficient experience using the CRP. As the CRP had been in operation for three years, it was decided to conduct that further review at the end of 2008. An Issues Paper was prepared to facilitate discussion for the Review. The Issues Paper also contains data in relation to the operation of the CRP during the 2007-08 financial year. Review of the Dust Diseases Claims Resolution Process - Issues Paper December 2008 (PDF, 1.2 MB). Submissions closed Friday 20 February 2009.

Fourteen submissions were received in response to the review. A number of proposed amendments to improve the operation of the CRP have been identified in light of those submissions. The Dust Diseases Tribunal Regulation 2013 (Regulation) was prepared setting out the changes to further improve the operation of the CRP.