RIS ID
82579
Abstract
The Productivity Commission report 'Disability Care and Support' recommends tort liability be replaced by a compulsory, government-run, no-fault scheme. But theory and evidence indicate moving to a no-fault scheme will increase the accident rate. Even a move from non-risk-rated third-party insurance to non-risk-rated first-party insurance reduces incentives for care. A no-fault scheme is not superior to current policies; genuine reform will need to be informed by law and economics literature.
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Publication Details
Harrison, M. (2013). Evidence-free policy: The case of the National Injury Insurance scheme. Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform, 20 (1), 55-69.