Table 1.2: Entity 2015–16 Budget measures Part 1: Measures announced the 2014–15 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) Prepared on a Government Finance Statistics (fiscal) basis Section 2: Outcomes and planned performance 2.1 Government outcomes are the intended results, impacts or consequences of actions by the government on the Australian community. Commonwealth programmes are the primary vehicle by which government entities achieve the intended results of their outcome statements. Entities are required to identify the programmes which contribute to government outcomes over the Budget and forward years. Each outcome is described below together with its related programmes, specifying the performance indicators and targets used to assess and monitor the performance of Comcare in achieving government outcomes. Outcome and programme changes The following figure the consolidation of the three outcomes in 2014–15 to a single outcome in 2015–16 and the changes in the programme components. Figure 2 Changes to Comcare’s outcome structure 2014–15 Financial year Outcome 1: The Outcome 2: An and safe return to Outcome 3: Access to protection of the work and access to compensation for compensation for health, safety and injured workers covered by the people with welfare at work of Comcare scheme through working in related diseases workers covered by the partnership with employers to create where the Comcare scheme best practice in rehabilitation and quick Commonwealth has a through education, and accurate management of workers’ liability, through assurance and compensation claims. management of enforcement. claims.
Table 1.2: Entity 2015–16 Budget measures Part 1: Measures announced the 2014–15 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) Prepared on a Government Finance Statistics (fiscal) basis Section 2: Outcomes and planned performance 2.1 Government outcomes are the intended results, impacts or consequences of actions by the government on the Australian community. Commonwealth programmes are the primary vehicle by which government entities achieve the intended results of their outcome statements. Entities are required to identify the programmes which contribute to government outcomes over the Budget and forward years. Each outcome is described below together with its related programmes, specifying the performance indicators and targets used to assess and monitor the performance of Comcare in achieving government outcomes. Outcome and programme changes The following figure the consolidation of the three outcomes in 2014–15 to a single outcome in 2015–16 and the changes in the programme components. Figure 2 Changes to Comcare’s outcome structure 2014–15 Financial year Outcome 1: The protection of the health, safety and welfare at work of workers covered by the Comcare scheme through education, assurance and enforcement. Outcome 2: An and safe return to work and access to compensation for injured workers covered by the Comcare scheme through working in partnership with employers to create best practice in rehabilitation and quick and accurate management of workers’ compensation claims. Outcome 3: Access to compensation for people with diseases where the Commonwealth has a liability, through management of claims. related
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