26 October 2021
The Marshall State Government has recently made sweeping changes to the Return to Work Impairment Assessment Guidelines which significantly erode sick and injured workers' rights to compensation.
Last month Treasurer Rob Lucas rushed through changes to tighten the Impairment Assessment Guidelines (IAG) which injured workers are evaluated against to determine whether they are eligible for compensation. Under current laws, he has the power to do that with the stroke of a pen, and he used that power to slash injured workers’ rights.
SA Labor has introduced a Bill to Parliament to wind back the Marshall Government’s cuts, and require that any future changes to the Impairment Assessment Guidelines undergo parliamentary debate and oversight, which would allow proper democratic process to be applied to the proposal, and allow them to be voted down!
That Bill has passed the Upper House of Parliament, but there’s one step to go. Our state MPs in the Lower House still need to vote to approve the Bill. The support of the Cross Bench MPs is crucial to ensure injured workers’ rights are reinstated.
To increase pressure on the Cross Bench and the Government, please sign the petition at
https://www.stoptheattack.com.au