New Composition and Appointment Rules for the ICNSW Board
State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment (ICNSW Board) Bill 2023
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Topics
board appointments employee representation employer representation industrial relations labor relations
Introduced by: The Hon Sophie Cotsis MP (ALP); The Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Abigail Boyd GRN
“On behalf of the Greens, I indicate that we will not be opposing the State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment (ICNSW Board) Bill 2023. It is an exceedingly modest bill in response to an exceedingly immodest problem—that of our catastrophically dysfunctional workers compensation system.”
Damien Tudehope LIB
“The Opposition will not be opposing the State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment (ICNSW Board) Bill 2023. I do not agree with much, or with anything, that The Greens say, but I do agree that this is a pretty slim bill. It is part of a pattern being adopted by the Government where a very minor piece of legislation is proffered as a major legislative reform.”
Rod Roberts IND
“I make a contribution to the State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment (ICNSW Board) Bill 2023. I indicate that One Nation supports the bill. It is well-known that the management of the workers compensation scheme by icare over the last few years has been nothing but a disaster. I know this well as I sit on the Standing Committee on Law and Justice.”
Cameron Murphy ALP
“I contribute to debate on the State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment (ICNSW Board) Bill 2023. Despite the invective or vituperation from the Opposition in its criticism of the bill, I sense the mood of the House is to move quickly to the adjournment debate. I put on record that this is an important and necessary first step in reforming the mess of icare.”
Mark Buttigieg ALP
“Despite some of the commentary about the State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment (ICNSW Board) Bill 2023 being a superficial visual for the Government, it is a very important bill that delivers important reform and delivers on this Government’s promise. I acknowledge those who have contributed to debate on the bill: Ms Abigail Boyd, the Hon. Damien Tudehope, the Hon. Rod Roberts and the Hon.”
News articles and press releases
State Insurance and Care Governance Amendment (ICNSW Board) Bill 2023
Ms SOPHIE COTSIS, Minister for Industrial Relations — 2023-06-28
Once enacted, the bill will ensure that both employers and employees are appropriately represented on the icare board through the appointment of two nominee directors, one representing employers, and one appointment for unions representing workers. This change will ensure that the board is more representative of the community. These two directors will be nominated by New South Wales employer bodies and Unions NSW to represent employer and worker interests and perspectives. The inclusion of employer and employee perspectives is intended to deliver some key benefits. Most importantly, employer and employee nominee directors have the potential to contribute diverse perspectives to board decision-making. This can engender more robust discussion at board level and ensure that the board takes into account employer and employee needs and priorities in its decision-making.