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6. Phase II, comprising public consultation and reporting, commenced
with the release of a Discussion Paper on 24 June as a basis for
formal public consultation.
7. The purpose of the Discussion Paper was to stimulate discussion
and response on a range of legislative and administrative issues
relevant to the terms of reference. The issues included those that
have been subject to debate over recent years, either by similar
reviews occurring elsewhere in Australia or by various authors as
published in academic papers, safety journals, occupational health
and safety or workers compensation magazines, and newspapers.
The Discussion paper made suggestions on most of the issues
seeking the views of respondents.
8. Thirty eight written submissions were received from organisations
representing employers and employees as well as individuals from
the private and public sector. Ten respondents requested that their
submissions not be published while one was withheld from
publication by the Director; all other submissions were published on
the Department of Justice website at http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/.
9. Follow up meetings were organised with some respondents to
explore their comments or suggestions, with an additional invitation
to the peak bodies (Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, Unions Tas and the Tasmanian Minerals Council) to meet
with the team if they wished to offer additional comment. These
meetings took place over two weeks, with a total of 13 people
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