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Annual Report 2008‐09 Annual Report 2008‐09 Self Insurers of South Australia Inc ABN 44 020 074 597 SISA – 25 years old in 2009 The Self Insurers of South Australia (SISA) is an incorporated association that represents South Australia's largest private and public sector employers that are self insured under the Workers Rehabilitation & Compensation Act. Our membership represents about 36% of the State's employment by remuneration. SISA was first incorporated on 3rd August 1984 as the Employer Managed Workers Compensation Association (EMWCA). Although it was known as SISA for many years beforehand, the name was officially changed from EMWCA to SISA in November 2005. On 3rd August 2009, SISA celebrates its 25th birthday. SISA is recognised as the sole representative organisation for self insured employers. It provides its member organisations with assistance and support in their interactions with the workers compensation scheme and promotes best practice in the prevention and management of workplace injuries. SISA’s objectives are to promote, develop and support the interests of its members by communication and liaison with WorkCover, Government, unions and other organisations in regard to self insurance. Self insurers in South Australia cover a diverse range of industries, including pillars of the State economy such as winemaking, ship building, mining, steelmaking, automotive manufacturing, aged care, banking and utilities. The State public sector is also self insured. SISA proudly represents the common interests of over one third of the employment of South Australia’s working people. It remains a respected and authoritative voice in the governance of occupational health and safety and injury management in South Australia and beyond. Contents Chairman’s Report .................................................................................................................. 1 Manager’s Report ................................................................................................................... 2 Treasurer’s Report .................................................................................................................. 3 The SISA Executive Committee 2008-09 ............................................................................... 4 Executive Committee meeting attendance to 30 June 2009 ................................................... 5 Report on progress against our constitutional objectives ....................................................... 6 SISA membership changes in 2008-09 .................................................................................. 9 SISA membership as at 30 June 2009 - Full members ........................................................ 10 SISA membership as at 30 June 2009 - Associate Members ............................................... 11 The 2008 SISA Awards ......................................................................................................... 12 The 2008 SISA Awards – the Winners ................................................................................. 13 SISA members lead the way in 2008 .................................................................................... 15 2008 National Awards Winner – ETSA Utilities ................................................................. 15 2008 Safe Work Awards .................................................................................................... 15 Recovery & Return to Work Awards 2008 ......................................................................... 16 Special report - Self insurance evaluation outcomes 2008-09 .............................................. 17 Self Insurer Insolvency Contribution Aggregate – Status Report .......................................... 18 Chairman’s Report Steve Standen SHE Manager, ABB Grain Ltd • The Federal Review of OH&S Laws. “The 2008‐09 year has • Reviews of aspects of the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act. been dominated by • The emergence of a range of proposed economic and legislative national codes of practice and other issues…” OH&S initiatives. It is fair to say that SISA has played a useful I doubt that any organisation’s annual role in both representing and informing its report could fail to mention the global members in these matters. As Chair of SISA financial earthquake that has so dominated I wish to recognise the efforts of our SISA our collective attention. Certainly, the self staff, Robin Shaw and Ngaire Henham in insured community, consisting as it does of this regard. large private companies and the State In relationship terms, I am delighted to see public sector, is at the forefront of trying to a growing rapport between SISA, the union manage the impact of these watershed movement, injured worker associations and events. the various industry associations. In these If anything good could be said to have challenging times, it quickly becomes clear resulted from what we colloquially know as that there is far more to agree and the GFC from the self insurance cooperate on than there is to dispute. perspective, it is a heightened level of I also regretfully acknowledge the passing understanding in the business community away of Margaret Curry in May 2009. of how much scope self insurance gives Margaret was the first employee of SISA companies to minimise their costs through and played a key role in guiding the sound management of OH&S and association in its formative days. workplace injury. As ever, I have enjoyed serving as SISA 2008‐09 also saw the implementation of a Chair. The association remains robust and broad range of amendments to the Workers ready for further growth in member Rehabilitation & Compensation Act. In itself services in the coming year. this has presented major challenges to self insurers, and I have been pleased to see the My thanks to the Executive Committee, the degree to which SISA has been able to members and supporters of SISA who have support and represent its members through been so generous with their time and the implementation phases. expertise in guiding SISA through such a challenging year. A number of other issues have also been prominent in 2008‐09, including: • A review of elements of the State OHS&W regulations and codes of practice. 1 Manager’s Report Robin Shaw, Manager, Self Insurers of SA Inc “To say that 2008‐09 received and the annual seminar had a sizeable audience. presented challenges to SISA Much of our activity this year was directed members is an to supporting and representing members understatement”. during the implementation of the changes to the WR&C Act. The views of our Our members have contended with major members were projected through the changes to legislation, challenges in the various working parties and committees. performance evaluation process, a ballooning economic downturn and This task is not complete by a long shot, and preparations for major changes in industrial 2009‐10 will be only the first of some years relations, carbon emissions trading, water of testing of the new provisions. and energy regimes and a host of other things that on their own would have tested “SISA is committed to… the resources of any organisation. continuous improvement in If we were to pass on anything from this OH&S and injury experience it would be a message to State and Federal regulators – there is only so management…” much review and change that can be Another major focus is in the area of executed at any one time. SISA calls on performance evaluation. SISA is committed regulators to scan the environment before to continuous improvement in OH&S and embarking on any major review or change injury management. We aim to ensure that project, and coordinate their initiatives. that implementation is aligned with the objectives of the performance standards. From an organisational perspective, SISA itself has been challenged, albeit less I also note with sadness the passing of directly, by the same issues. With members’ Margaret Curry, with whom I shared a great resources committed elsewhere and professional relationship over the years budgets strained, SISA has seen, in the before her retirement. second half of the year, an understandable So, we move on to the challenges of the decrease in members’ ability to contribute coming year. SISA will be keenly pursing the to SISA activities. issues of the day while further improving On the other hand, we have seen successes the services it provides to members. in 2008‐09. The SISA Awards dinner in Finally, I thank our associate members for August surpassed expectations . Our Golf their advice and support. Your efforts have and Wellbeing Day in November was well been of inestimable value to SISA. Self Insurers of SA Inc Annual Report 2008-09 2 Treasurer’s Report Rob Edwards Scheme Manager Local Government Association Workers Compensation Scheme Despite the economic situation, the SISA In making this report, I must acknowledge Executive Committee decided to hold 2009‐ the work of Di Routledge, our long serving 10 membership fees at 2008‐09 levels. This Treasurer, who had to stand aside late in is the second year running that we have the year due to ill health. been able to keep fees stable thanks to the “2008‐09 has presented soundness of our financial position. many financial challenges”. “…I believe that SISA has a Your Chairman has described the impact of highly reliable and the global economic downturn on SISA and its members. From the financial accountable financial perspective, the impact has been increases management regime”. in
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