ACT Workcover

OUTPUT CLASS 1:  WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT
PRINCIPAL MEASURES	
OUTPUT 1.1:  WORKPLACE MANAGEMENT	
Description:		The delivery of services for injury prevention, workplace management, dangerous goods management and regulation of all these areas.	

Measures 	2004‑05
Target1	2004-05
Estimated
Outcome	
Quantity			
Contacts with clients 	60  000	60  000	
Inspections2	4  300	4  000	
Workers Compensation Compliance Monitoring3	700	2  000	
Quality/Effectiveness			
Measures of effectiveness of intervention, prevention and enforcement activities:			
•	Lower number of injuries resulting in > 5 days compensated per 1,000 workers compared to Australian average (based on the current or latest standards available to industry)	Less than the Australian average	Less than the Australian average	
•	Number of workplace related fatalities4	0	1	

An increase in workers compensation compliance	
The % increase in the wages pool is greater than the % growth in wages	The % increase in the wages pool is greater than the % growth in wages	
Percentage of external reviews of decisions that support the original decision	80%	80%	
Timeliness			
The proportion of services delivered within the ACT WorkCover standard for specific services	95%	95%	
Cost			
Average cost per 1,000 employees5	$67  416 	$63  860 	
			
TOTAL COST ($’000)5	$7  982.0	$7  561.0	
GOVERNMENT PAYMENT FOR OUTPUT ($’000)5 	$6  969.0	$6  619.0	
Notes
1.	The 2004‑05 targets have been revised to reflect the impact of the Appropriation Act 2004-2005 (No. 2) where applicable.
2.	The redeployment of resources from inspections to prosecutions impacted on the organisation’s capacity to reach the targeted level of inspections.
3.	The successful implementation of two major compliance initiatives has resulted in an increase in compliance activities for the year.
4.	This reflects the death of a worker in the forest industry.
5.	This largely reflects the rollover of funds for a number of projects into 2005‑06.