The exercise of the functions of the Motor Accidents Authority and Motor Accidents Council - Ninth Review (Inquiry)
This inquiry is a completed Legislative Council inquiry conducted by the Law and Justice Committee.
BACKGROUND
The Law and Justice Committee has an ongoing role to review the exercise of the functions of the Motor Accidents Authority (MAA) and the Motor Accidents Council (MAC). The MAA is the statutory corporation that regulates the NSW Motor Accidents Scheme. It was established under the Motor Accidents Act 1988 on 10 March 1989 and continues to be constituted under the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999.
Section 210 of the latter Act provides that a committee of the Legislative Council is to be charged with the responsibility of supervising the exercise of the functions of the MAA and the MAC. The Legislative Council first appointed the Standing Committee on Law and Justice to undertake this role in November 1999 and has reappointed the Committee in subsequent Parliaments.
Over the years the Committee has examined a range of issues, including the efficiency of the Scheme, the performance of the Motor Accidents Assessment Service and the Claims Assessment Resolution Service, insurer profitability, trends in motor accident compensation claims, the road safety initiatives of the MAA and the cost of CTP motor accident insurance.
This Ninth Review focused on CARS.
PAST REVIEWS
For more information on the Committee's previous reviews of the exercise and functions of the MAA and MAC, return to the Committee's home page and click on the relevant link under the heading 'Reports'.
FUTURE REVIEWS
In its Ninth Report the Law and Justice Committee concluded that the Motor Accidents Compensation Scheme has reached a level of maturation where an annual review of the MAA and MAC is no longer necessary.
Accordingly, the Committee recommended that the Legislative Council amend the resolution designating the Committee with responsibility for supervising the MAA and MAC, so that we be required to report to the House in relation to the exercise of our functions under that resolution at least once every two years. On 23 October 2008 the Legislative Council resolved this way.
The Committee anticipates that its Tenth Review will commence in early 2010.
Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 23 September 2008
Legislative Council Committee Report Debate, 4 March 2009
Timeline
Referred: 30 May 2007
» Call for submissions: 5 Mar 2008
» Submissions close: 30 Apr 2008
» Final Report Published: 1 Sep 2008
Reports and Government Responses
| Date | Name of Document |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2008 | Review of the exercise of the functions of the Motor Accidents Authority and the Motor Accidents Council: Ninth Report (Final Report) |
Hearings and Transcripts
| Date | Name of Document |
|---|---|
| 20/06/2008 | Public Hearing |
Submissions
View the public submission(s) published by the committee in relation to this inquiry.
The closing date for submissions was 30 April 2008
Other Documents
| Date | Type of Document |
|---|---|
| 06/03/2008 | Media Release |
| 18/06/2008 | Answers to pre-hearing Questions on Notice: MAA and MAC |
| 20/06/2008 | Tabled document - Mr David Bowen - MAA and MAC |
| 20/06/2008 | Tabled document - Mr Ross Letherbarrow - NSW Bar Association |
| 20/06/2008 | Tabled document - Mr David Bowen - MAA and MAC |
| 09/07/2008 | Answers to Questions on Notice: The Law Society of NSW |
| 15/07/2008 | Answers to Questions on Notice: The NSW Bar Association |
| 22/07/2008 | Answers to Questions on Notice: MAA and MAC |
| 22/07/2008 | Answers to Questions on Notice: Insurance Council of Australia |
| 01/09/2008 | Media Release: Report Tabled |
Contact Us
This is a completed inquiry. The contacts below are historical only.
- Primary contact: Merrin Thompson, phone (02) 9230 2895, lawandjustice@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Director: Madeleine Foley, phone (02) 9230 3586, lawandjustice@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Assistant Council Officer: Sam Griffith, phone (02) 9230 3311, lawandjustice@parliament.nsw.gov.au
- Address for written correspondence:
The Director
Standing Committee on Law and Justice
Parliament House
Macquarie St
Sydney NSW 2000
Fax: (02) 9230 3416
Inquiry Terms of Reference
LC Minutes No 5, 30 May 2007, Item 4
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