Thursday, 31 July 2025

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region

David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:41): (1699) My constituency question is for the Minister for WorkSafe and the TAC in the other place. WorkCover Victoria reimburses people injured at work for travel expenses between their house and a service provider’s address for matters related to work-related injury or illness. This is provided at a rate of 30 cents per kilometre for the use of a private motor vehicle. A constituent contacted me about the rate he is paid for travelling from his home in my electorate to a provider. He says he has been told that this rate of reimbursement is reviewed every year, and yet it never changes and no reason is ever given. Can the minister confirm that this is reviewed each year and explain why the level of reimbursement for travel does not appear to be linked to the cost of living?