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AUSTRALIAN GOVT MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE REVIEW PANEL RELEASES REPORT.
CANBERRA, Sept 2 Asia Pulse - New plans to overhaul medical negligence laws will mean that doctors could only be sued within three years and people injured in risky sports could be blocked from suing for negligence.
Assistant Treasurer Helen Coonan today releases the first report of the federal government's negligence review panel, set up to wind back increasingly huge lump-sum payouts.
Some doctors and recreational service providers have been forced out of business by the spiralling public liability insurance premiums.
The panel suggests doctors accused of medical negligence be reviewed by their peers and if their procedures are deemed reasonable, patients prevented from bringing lawsuits.
"What these proposals suggest is that a significant body of medical opinion ought to be able to tell one way or another without having to go through a court case that might come up in 25 years' time ... ," Senator Coonan told ABC Radio.
"The report is also suggesting that we should look at a very different limitation period during which claims can be brought and the proposal is that those who ...
- Senator Coonan sells super short.
- News wire article from: Australasian Business Intelligence September 10, 2003 700+ words
Sep 10, 2003 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian Government's proposals on superannuation choice and portability have been rejected. On 10 September 2003, the Senate Superannuation Committee unanimously rejected a proposal drawn up by the Assistant Treasurer, Helen Coonan,
- OECD REPORT CALLS FOR TELSTRA TO SELL FOXTEL STAKE.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News February 3, 2005 700+ words
CANBERRA, Feb 3 Asia Pulse - In a major report on the Australian economy, the OECD said today that Telstra...position will be in place before the price controls expire," a spokeswoman for Senator Coonan said. ASIA PULSE 03-02 1006
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- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News December 16, 2002 700+ words
CANBERRA, Dec 16 Asia Pulse - The government today gave businesses another 18 months to comply with new lending...repayable on demand by the related party, meaning interest payments may fluctuate, Senator Coonan said. ASIA PULSE 0 16-12 1734
- BIG AUSTRALIAN BANKS TO PAY MORE FOR THEIR REGULATION.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News February 9, 2005 700+ words
CANBERRA, Feb 9 Asia Pulse - Big banks will pay a bigger share of finance sector regulation costs under...from being levied significantly more than smaller and less complex banks," Senator Coonan told parliament. ASIA PULSE 09-02 1905
- CANBERRA BUSHFIRES GENERATE US$148 MLN IN INSURED LOSSES.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News February 5, 2003 700+ words
...CANBERRA, Feb 5 Asia Pulse - Insured losses...individual claims," Senator Coonan told parliament...insured losses, Senator Coonan said. "It...she said. Senator Coonan urged the states...insurance. ASIA PULSE 05-02 1745
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- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News March 14, 2003 700+ words
...HOBART, March 14 Asia Pulse - Federal Assistant...legislation," Senator Coonan told reporters...disappointed Senator Coonan had rejected...short-sighted. Senator Coonan was in Hobart...Contact Centre. ASIA PULSE 14-03 1514
- AUSTRALIAN GOVT TO ANNOUNCE NEW MEDIA OWNERSHIP LAWS.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News March 14, 2006 700+ words
CANBERRA, March 14 Asia Pulse - Communication Minister...necessarily mean less diversity. Senator Coonan is today set to announce...result in less diversity. But Senator Coonan says there could be more...transmission will be pushed back, Senator Coonan said. "It will ...
- ACCC CHAIRMAN SAYS HE HAS NEVER SEEN TELSTRA SPLIT ON GOVT RADAR.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News October 8, 2007 700+ words
MELBOURNE, Oct 8 Asia Pulse - Competition watchdog chairman...separation of Telstra," Senator Coonan told the ABC's Inside Business...whole new fibre build." Senator Coonan said the argument over structural...undertake that build." Senator Coonan said the legal ...