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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Anne Davies

Setback for Minns government as controversial workers’ compensation bill sent to inquiry

NSW Premier Chris Minns.
The Minns Labor government insisted the workers’ compensation bill was urgent and needed to be passed this week. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

A controversial bill to curtail workers’ compensation claims for psychological injuries incurred by New South Wales workers will be sent to a parliamentary inquiry, after crossbenchers and the Coalition banded together to force the inquiry.

The independent Mark Latham moved for a relatively swift inquiry, with the date of reporting to be set by the chair of the inquiry, once the scope of evidence is known.

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