Regulating services

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The role of invasive alien species in the emergence and spread of zoonoses

The role of invasive alien species in the transmission dynamics of zoonotic pathogens is often overlooked, despite the rapid escalation in biological invasions globally. Here we synthesise available information on the influence of invasive alien species on zoonotic pathogen dynamics in invaded ranges, focussing on Europe, and identify key associated knowledge gaps. We identified 272 documented interactions between alien species and zoonotic pathogens within invaded ranges. The majority of these involved invasive alien mammals followed by birds with only a few occurrences of other taxa documented. A wide range of potential interactions between invasive alien species and zoonotic pathogens were identified but few studies considered transmission to humans and so there was limited evidence of actual impacts on human health. However, there is an urgent need to raise awareness of the potential risks posed to human health by the transmission of zoonotic diseases by invasive alien species; the role of invasive alien species in zoonotic disease transmission may exceed that of native wildlife and occur in a relatively short period following the arrival of an invasive alien species within a new region. Ecological and social mechanisms govern the dynamics of zoonotic disease transmission but wildlife diseases are not consistently included within animal, plant and human policies. Rapid advances in the development of systems frameworks that integrate the ecological, economic and social processes promoting spillover in rapidly changing environments will increase understanding to inform decision-making

Workers' compensation policy in Australia : contention and controversy 1970-1996 / Kevin Purse.

"September 2003"Bibliography: leaves 230-257.ix, 257 leaves ; 30 cm.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Social Inquiry, 200

Experience rating : an Australian post mortem

The use of experience-rating programmes by workers’ compensation schemes has become increasingly fashionable in Australia in recent decades. This has been in line with a broader policy agenda that has emphasised the use of market or quasi-market mechanisms as the preferred means of dealing with deep-seated social and economic problems. As in North America, there has been a widespread variation in the types of experience-rating programme used by Australian jurisdictions.This paper provides a case study review of the South Australian bonus and penalty scheme, the flagship experience-rating programme for the state’s workers’ compensation authority from 1990 to 2010. In doing so, it reviews findings from previous experience-rating research. It outlines the scheme’s genesis and the rationale underpinning its introduction, followed by a delineation of the scheme’s key design features and an examination of its operation over the past two decades. The paper concludes with an assessment of the scheme’s impact on workplace safety in South Australia, as well as suggestions for further research

Experience Rating: an Australian Post Mortem

The use of experience-rating programmes by workers’ compensation schemes has become increasingly fashionable in Australia in recent decades. This has been in line with a broader policy agenda that has emphasised the use of market or quasi-market mechanisms as the preferred means of dealing with deep-seated social and economic problems. As in North America, there has been a widespread variation in the types of experience-rating programme used by Australian jurisdictions.This paper provides a case study review of the South Australian bonus and penalty scheme, the flagship experience-rating programme for the state’s workers’ compensation authority from 1990 to 2010. In doing so, it reviews findings from previous experience-rating research. It outlines the scheme’s genesis and the rationale underpinning its introduction, followed by a delineation of the scheme’s key design features and an examination of its operation over the past two decades. The paper concludes with an assessment of the scheme’s impact on workplace safety in South Australia, as well as suggestions for further research

Workers' Compensation Western Australia; a Case Study 1993 - 2004

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Modernising workplace health and safety laws : an Australian perspective

This article examines the modernisation of South Australia’s workplace health and safety legislation. In doing so it locates the 2012 changes within the broader context of a major regulatory shift towards the ‘national harmonisation’ of Australian health and safety laws. Particular attention is focused on two of the more controversial aspects of the modernisation agenda, the Person Controlling a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) concept and the right of union entry