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Accident Compensation Reform
Author(s) -
Craigie Rowen,
Cumpston Richard,
Sams Dennis
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
australian economic review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1467-8462
pISSN - 0004-9018
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8462.1986.tb00630.x
Subject(s) - compensation (psychology) , government (linguistics) , accident (philosophy) , process (computing) , social reform , key (lock) , scheme (mathematics) , law reform , business , political science , public administration , computer security , computer science , law , psychology , politics , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , epistemology , mathematical analysis , psychoanalysis , operating system
The aim of the article is to provide a survey of the major issues involved in the reform of accident Compensation schemes. The article outlines the economic and social pressures for reform of existing accident compensation schemes, discusses the major reform issues and raises the major challenges facing the reform process. The article focuses on the experience of the Victorian Government in developing and implementing its reform of workers compensation (Workcare) and on its proposed reform of the existing compulsory third party motor accidents scheme to illustrate the key issues.