National frameworks
Given the difficulties for multi-state operators under the current workers’ compensation schemes, NatRoad believes a more simplified structure for these businesses is desperately needed.
NatRoad does, however, agree with the Australian Plaintiff lawyers association (APLA) (submission, p.5-7) and the Interim report (p.108) that national uniformity should not be driven simply for convenience or its own sake, given that most employers operate within a single jurisdiction.
Accordingly, NatRoad is supportive of the Commission’s recommendation to make available a single workers’ compensation scheme, introduced in a graduated manner, and of the recommendation to establishment of a new national body for workers’ compensation.