A. Registered groups must submit a final draft of their program funding applications to the relevant VicRoads regional staff by 30 November 2011.
VicRoads will check for completeness and may provide further advice to assist the groups to finalise their program funding applications.
VicRoads will provide registered groups with feedback on completeness by 7 December 2011.
Registered groups are to finalise and submit their program funding applications to the Victorian Community Road Safety Alliance by Monday 19 December 2011.
A. VicRoads Regional staff can provide advice to assist registered groups prepare their program funding applications.
If your registered group requires road safety program advice you can refer to the best practice guides or for road safety policy advice contact VicRoads Community Programs Advisor on 9854 2242.
A. VicRoads will take into consideration the following when determining the specific funding application for each program:
- the size of the problem
- whether the program consists of multiple smaller components and activities or is focused on a single activity
- whether or not a program is still viable if funds are reduced
- clear evaluation plan in place with strong partner commitment
- road safety policy advice where necessary and regional comments.
A. Groups will be advised of their funding in April 2012. Contracts will then be completed, for services to commence 1 July 2012.
A. From July 2011 insurances, excluding WorkCover, will be arranged by VicRoads for the activities of the registered Local and Statewide Community Road Safety Groups while associated with the Victorian Community Road Safety Partnership Program for approved programs including conducting meetings. The insurance cover will provide for the registered groups to attend formal meetings to prepare program funding applications associated with the Victorian Community Road Safety Partnership Program.
There will also be cover for programs/initiatives assessed by the Alliance and approved by VicRoads, for which there is insufficient funding available or no funding is required. If a registered group seeks funding elsewhere to facilitate the delivery of an approved program/initiative, cover will be provided for its delivery.
Any activity that the registered group undertakes which is not associated with the Victorian Community Road Safety Partnership Program will not be covered by the stated insurance cover. Registered groups will need to obtain their own insurance at their own cost for such activity.
Work-related injuries or illnesses by paid employees of the registered Local and Statewide Road Safety Groups must be covered under their own WorkCover premium arrangements.
Registered Local and Statewide Community Road Safety Groups are required to obtain their own. WorkCover for their obligations in relation to injury to employees at work.
Evidence of WorkCover will be required to be provided when Program Funding and Service Agreements are being finalised.
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Insurance |
General description |
| Public and Products Liability Insurance |
To cover claims brought by third parties for general legal liability; eg negligence |
| Volunteer Workers Personal Accident insurance |
To cover volunteers for personal injury while carrying out work |
| Professional indemnity |
To cover claims in respect of a breach of duty in the course of carrying out the organisation's usual activity or functions |
The insurance will be based on information in the funding application and finalised within the Program Funding and Service Agreement. Any changes, which could include personnel delivering the program, change to contact information and change to program planning and delivery, must be notified in writing.
No insurance can or will provide cover for any act or failure to act or omission etc that is contrary to law, charter, powers or duties of the committee, its employees or its agents.
A. In Victoria an employer must have a WorkSafe Injury Insurance Policy;
- If they employ workers who work in Victoria and their annual rateable remuneration* exceeds $7,500 per annum
- Or where they believe your rateable remuneration* will exceed $7,500 or
- If they employ apprentices/trainees.
*For a definition on rateable remuneration, please refer to the publication Your Workplace Injury Insurance 2010/2011 and the attached links.
WorkSafe website - Your WorkSafe Injury Insurance - A guide for employers
WorkSafe website - What to include in your remuneration
WorkSafe website - What is exempt from your remuneration
An employer is not required to take out a policy if their annual remuneration is $7,500 or less, and don’t employ any apprentices/trainees. Instead, they are deemed to have a policy. This means that their workers are still covered under the WorkSafe system and are entitled to compensation for work related injuries or diseases. Should a workplace injury or disease occur, registration fee will then be payable.
If you are a sole proprietor, a member of a partnership, or a trustee, you are not a worker of your own business. Therefore, you cannot take out a WorkSafe Injury Insurance Policy for yourself. If you are hired as a worker by someone else, that person may need to take out a policy to cover you.
Directors of proprietary limited companies who receive salaries, directors’ fees, superannuation or other fringe benefits are workers and are covered under WorkSafe. This means that if you are a director of your own company and receive any of these payments, or if you run a company that employs any directors who receive these payments, you must take out a WorkSafe Injury Insurance Policy if the company’s remuneration exceeds $7,500.
In certain circumstances Contractors may be “deemed workers”. We suggest you refer to the WorkSafe Victoria publication Contractor Guidelines.
With regards to volunteers and WorkSafe entitlements, under certain Acts, volunteers assisting government agencies are entitled to compensation in accordance with the Accident Compensation Act 1985, if injured whilst carrying out specified duties.
The following is list of Acts that provide volunteers assisting these government agencies to be entitled to compensation if injured whilst carrying out duties:
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Victoria State Emergency Services Act 2005 (applies to voluntary registered and probationary members of the Victoria SES)
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Juries Act 2000 (applies to jurors)
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Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (applies to volunteer school workers or volunteer student workers)
- Emergency Management Act 1986 (applies to volunteer emergency workers)
- Police Assistance Compensation Act 1968 (PAC Act) (applies to volunteers assisting police officers)
- Country Fire Authority Act 1958 (CFA Act)
Should you have any further queries or issues, feel free to contact the WorkSafe Advisory Service on 1800 136 089 or 03 9641 1444 or visit the WorkSafe website.
The Advisory Service information and advice provided above has been prepared for VicRoads Road Safety and Network Access in the context of information forwarded to provide clarification to registered groups. Whilst care has been taken to provide accurate information and advice, the Advisory Service has not endeavoured to advise on all possible contingencies and therefore not intended for other situations or circumstances, as this may affect this advice.
Prior to acting upon any information or advice offered by the Advisory Service, you will need to consider your individual circumstances to determine the application of the advice to any additional statutory obligation or duty relevant to your query.
In addition to the information above the WorkSafe website contains information to enable premiums to be calculated, forms and also provides details of the five agents which are as follows:
- Allianz Australia Workers' Compensation (Victoria) Limited (Allianz)
- Cambridge Integrated Services Victoria Pty Ltd trading as Xchanging (Xchanging)
- CGU Workers Compensation (Vic) Limited (CGU)
- Gallagher Bassett Services Workers Compensation Vic Pty Ltd (GBS)
- QBE Workers Compensation (Vic) Limited (QBE)
Registered groups need to consider all of the information and seek further advice to meet individual needs and where necessary decide which of the agents you would prefer and then contact to finalise.
A. A registered group who applies for a grant from another organisation needs to complete the Insurance Only Cover Application Form contained at the back of the Program Funding Application Form 2012 – 2013 for Registered Local and Statewide Community Road Safety Groups and submit it to lcrsg@roads.vic.gov.au for approval of insurance cover.
VicRoads will provide advice to the registered group of the outcome.
A. Yes, registered groups can check their cover with VicRoads Road Safety and Network Access at any time.
Registered groups who have the opportunity to partner with a local organisation to assist in the delivery of a road safety program which does not require funding under the Victorian Community Road Safety Partnership Program can apply for insurance cover at any time by completing the relevant application form.
A. No, registered groups are not locked in. The information provides an indication of the level of local support for the proposed program. The inclusion of the information is to enable registered groups to get an idea of the level of support it may receive for the program.
When registered groups sign the Program Funding and Service Agreement it is expected that they have a firm commitment from their partners regarding the level of support for the program
A. Registered groups should review the available crash data for their area, identify the road safety priority and identify best practice programs which are going to contribute to improving the road safety outcomes of road users.
A. Yes, registered groups need to include administration costs in their road safety program budget bid. Administrative costs need to be pro rated across the programs which are being bid for.
A. Registered groups are encouraged to provide information as simply and succinctly as possible.
There is no right or wrong amount of information to provide.
A. The amount of time taken to complete the application form may vary depending on the extent of the road safety problem and program components.
If you can say what you need to by using dot points, please do so.
Remember the simpler the better. Upon completion of the application, registered groups will have the road safety program planning completed which will save time and effort with the implementation stage.
A. Yes there is flexibility within the Program for a registered group to seek an agreed variation to the approved program through the VicRoads Regional Director.
VicRoads and the Alliance recognise that unforseen circumstances may arise in relation to the ability of the registered group to deliver a program or a component of a program.
It is the responsibility of the registered group to notify and work with the appropriate VicRoads regional officer to take corrective action and arrange for a variation of the Agreement.
A. Registered groups will receive an email acknowledging receipt of their application?
A. Crash data is the primary source of evidence for community groups to use to support programs in their funding applications, which can be found in Program resources. Where available, police enforcement data, ABS data and evidence-based research may be used.
A. The Alliance will consider all applications. Applications do, however, need to meet the guidelines, demonstrate the need and justify how the initiative will address the road safety problem.
A. VicRoads regions will administer the allocation of program funding via a Program Funding and Service Agreement for approved programs.
A. Any changes to registered groups, which could include the contact person or address (and later, approved programs including changes to program planning and delivery, personnel, meeting milestones) must be notified to VicRoads in writing. Groups can email alliance@roads.vic.gov.au
A. Copyright does not apply to locally developed programs/materials unless the RoadSafe group which developed the program/materials has obtained a copyright. Generally locally developed programs and materials have been developed with the intention they can be shared by all RoadSafe groups.
A. VicRoads is finalising the update of the Looking After Our Mates presentation in consultation with the Victoria Police, TAC, Australian Drug Foundation and RoadSafe Gippsland.
Once the presentation has been finalised, VicRoads will organise for the training and accreditation of facilitators. The training and accreditation will be based on best practice.
It is anticipated that the training and accreditation will occur in February and March.
The new Looking After Our Mates presentation should be fully operational in March/April 2012.
A. Research into the effectiveness of the use of fatal vision goggles indicates:
- No evidence base supports Fatal Vision® Goggles‟ effect on youth or adolescents. The three studies reviewed in this paper used college students and the findings cannot be generalized to the 10-17 age group.
- When used with most participants observing as part of an audience, FVG are no more effective than watching a five-minute anti-drunk driving video. (Jewell, Hupp and Luttrell, 2004) (Jewell & Hupp, 2005)
- While participants who wear the goggles report greater declines in accepting attitudes toward drinking and driving compared to the audience, these differences disappear within four weeks. (Jewell & Hupp, 2005)
There are also occupational health and safety concerns with the use of the goggles in presentations.