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Stakeholder Questionnaire and Summary of ResponsesAppendix CThis appendix contains the text of the Stakeholder Questionnaire sent to approximately 700stakeholders (workers, injured workers, employers, representative stakeholder associations) inJuly 2001. One hundred and seven (107), or 15%, of the questionnaires were returned. Thequestionnaire was also available to anyone who wanted to complete it.This appendix also contains a summary of the responses received for each question and asummary of additional comments made by stakeholders.
STAKEHOLDER QUESTIONNAIRE AND SUMMARY OF RESPONSESWORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACTSThe Fundamentals1. The Workers’ Compensation Acts do not describe the purpose of the legislation.a) Should the purpose be described in the Acts? Yes = 82b) If yes to (a), what should be the purpose? Please checkthose things that should be described.No = 11Paying compensation to injured workers = 73Paying compensation to injured workers' families = 51All employers are responsible for funding the compensation system = 56There is a presumption in favour of an injured worker or giving the benefit of doubtto the injured worker by everyone using the WC Act = 42 All employers and employees are responsible for funding the compensationsystem.Authority and Accountability2. Stakeholders said there must be ways of knowing how well the workers’ compensation system works and if the Workers’ CompensationBoard Board of Directors (WCB Board of Directors) and the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) are doing their jobs within the rulesset out in the Workers’ Compensation Acts. If they are not doing well, somebody should be able to do something about it.The Legislative Assemblies of NWT and Nunavut can change the law for workers’ compensation by changing the Workers’ CompensationActs. The Minister can make regulations (laws) about the workers’ compensation system, like how the law applies to certain industries.The NWT Minister appoints members to the WCB Board of Directors. Two of these members are appointed together with the NunavutMinister responsible for the Workers’ Compensation Act (Nunavut). The WCB Board of Directors approves Policies to interpret the Actsand to guide the operations of the WCB. The Appeals Tribunal makes decisions about worker and employer appeals of decisions of theWCB.a) Should the Minister have to have a regular review ofworkers’ compensation legislation?Yes = 97No = 3b) If yes to (a), how often? Every 5 years = 36Every 4 years = 5Every 3 years = 43More often = 14c) Should the Minister have to have a regularly scheduledreview of WCB Board of Directors’ Policies and WCBoperations?Yes = 91No = 5Appendix C Page C1 of C33WCB Legislative Review Panel Report December, 2001
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Table Of Contents3.4.3 Employers’
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Table Of Contents5.0 A FINAL WORD 1
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The Legislative Review Directorate
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3.0 Workers’Compensation Acts3.1
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2.0 General ThemesDuring the course
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The Panel has generally adopted the
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wanted was to return to work and st
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2. Are there workers in specific in
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Panel feels legislation should be p
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3.2 WCB Authority and Accountabilit
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WCB Board of Directors may chose to
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3.2.6 Regular Reviews of the Worker
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Recommendations: 3.2.8 Liability Pr
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Legislation in 2 other jurisdiction
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ones held accountable for a decisio
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members may be reappointed to the W
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Recommendations: 3.4.2 Workers’ A
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The WCB Board of Directors made the
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esolutions committees, under the au
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The Appeals Tribunal must give the
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Recommendations: 3.5.5 Time Limits
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The Panel was interested in the Ont
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Workers’ compensation payments ar
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The Acts require any employer, whet
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Respondents to the Stakeholder Ques
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The Panel agrees. We see prior cons
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3.9.3 Authority to Make Investments
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payments such as income tax or payr
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3.13 Environmental ChangeThe Acts h
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date sections, reordering the “pa
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