Monday, June 28, 2010

Where is the Ministerial Response to the Public Trustee Inquiry report?

On 1 December 2009, the fifty first report of the Statutory Authorities Review Committee, the final report of the Inquiry into the Office of the Public Trustee, was tabled in the Legislative Council of the South Australian Parliament.

In accordance with Section 19 of the Parliamentary Committees Act 1991, ministers are required to respond to the Committee’s reports within four months of tabling. Ministers are required to include in their response statements:

(a) which (if any) recommendations will be carried out and the manner in which they will be carried out; and

(b) which (if any) recommendations will not be carried out and the reasons for not carrying them out.

Ministers must cause a copy of their response to be laid before the Legislative Council within six sitting days after it is made.

On 26 May 2010, nearly 2 months late, a response was tabled. However, where is it?

I can tell you where it is not...on the Committee's web page. Neither is the Public Trustee Inquiry Report, the 51st Report. It was there, not now. Everything else is still there.

Maybe someone has just...forgot. After all, it seems to work for the Treasurer.

And I did contact the Committee last month with this query, but I guess they forgot too!

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Any ex-members of SuperSA out there?


I am looking for any ex-members of SuperSA who had problems with accessing insurance payouts due to pre-existing conditions.


I have been working my way through the District Court with an Appeal to the Disciplinary and Administrative section. The Hearing is scheduled for late August.

If you know of anyone who was in a similar situation, by way of either the District Court or the SuperSA internal appeal process, I would appreciate hearing from him or her.

There is a question on the form that asks the Member to detail any medical condition in the past that may render the applicant disabled in the future...yeah, I know, a tough question when you are not a medical expert!

Anyway, I fell foul of this little gem, and need to know if anyone else has had a similar experience, particularly if the SuperSA Board (or by District Court appeal) reversed the decline decision on Appeal.