Report on the clauses of the National Compensation Bill 1974, July 1975 / Senate Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs

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Senate Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs Report on The Clauses of The National Compensation Bill 1974 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS 3
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS REPORT 7
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 9
CHAPTER 2. ABOLITION OF COMMON LAW REMEDIES 22
CHAPTER 3. CONSTITUTIONAL VALIDITY 38
CHAPTER 4. THE COST OF THE SCHEME 42
GHAPTER 5 - METHOD OF FINANCING 52
CHAPTER 6. FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS 58
CHAPTER 7. PRIORITIES OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE 64
CHAPTER 8. INCOME-RELATED PRINCIPLE 69
CHAPTER 9 - ASSESSMENT OF INCAPACITY 82
CHAPTER 10. ELIGIBILITY AND EXCLUSIONS 90
CHAPTER 11. DEATH BENEFITS (INCLUDING WIDOWS & CHILDREN & RELATIVES) 101
CHAPTER 12. QQUBLE BENEFITS 116
CHAPTER 13. EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH SICKNESS AND INJURY CLAUSE 50 124
CHAPTER 15. BREADTH OF DISCRETIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 154
CHAPTER 17 - THE "ALTERNATIVE PLAN” OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND THE STATES 163
CHAPTER 18. COMMENTARY ON THE DETAILS OF THE CLAUSES OF THE BILL 172
REPORT 189
ADDENDUM BY THE CHAIRMAN (Senator Everett) 190
ADDENDUM 2 ADDENDUM BY SENATORS BUTTON AND GRIMES 196
ADDENDUM 3 ADDENDUM BY SENATORS CHANEY, MISSEN AND WRIGHT 197
ADDENDUM 4 ADDENDUM BY SENATOR CHANEY 202
ADDENDUM 5 AN ADDENDUM BY SENATOR A.J. MISSEN ON THE "ALTERNATIVE PLAN" OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND THE STATES 203
ADDENDUM 6 ADDENDUM BY SENATOR WRIGHT 211
ADDENDUM 7 FURTHER ADDENDUM BY SENATORS CHANEY, MISSEN AND WRIGHT SPECIAL PROVISIONS AS TO EMPLOYEES 223
APPENDIX A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS WHO MADE WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS 228
APPENDIX B LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF ORGANISATIONS WHO GAVE EVIDENCE BEFORE THE COMMITTEE 231
APPENDIX C OPINIONS OF QUEEN’S COUNSEL 237
APPENDIX D SECTION 120 OF THE COMPENSATION ACT 1.972 OF NEW ZEALAND AS AMENDED IN 1974 323
APPENDIX E DISCRETIONS OF THE SECRETARY CONTAINED IN THE NATIONAL COMPENSATION BILL 1974 326
APPENDIX F STATISTICS AND ESTIMATES SUPPLIED BY THE TREASURY, CANBERRA (11 April 1975) 330
APPENDIX G NOTES ON SOME DRAFTING POINTS BY MR. J.Q. EWENS NATIONAL COMPENSATION BILL 336
APPENDIX H NATIONAL COMPENSATION BILL 1974 341

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Australia. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs & Everett, M. G. (1976). Report on the clauses of the National Compensation Bill 1974, July 1975 Retrieved April 14, 2026, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1928662576

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Australia. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Everett, M. G. Report on the clauses of the National Compensation Bill 1974, July 1975 Canberra: Government Printer, 1976. Web. 14 April 2026 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1928662576>

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Australia. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs & Everett, M. G. 1976, Report on the clauses of the National Compensation Bill 1974, July 1975 Government Printer, Canberra viewed 14 April 2026 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1928662576

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