TY - JOUR
T1 - NSW Workers' Compensation Reform
T2 - A Parody of Evidence-based Policy Making
AU - Holley, Sasha
AU - Thornthwaite, Louise
AU - Markey, Ray
AU - O'Neill, Sharron
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - The characteristics and evolution of evidence-based policy making in Australia and other mature democracies have been mapped extensively in this journal. This article advances research on the use of evidence in policy making, examining changes in the New South Wales workers' compensation system from 2012 to 2014. This analysis of two phases of policy change, legislative implementation and statutory review, highlights the limitations of building integrated, coherent evidence-based policy in a contentious policy area. The article finds that the collection of wide and detailed evidence will not satisfy requirements of evidence-based policy without political will, transparency, and accountability.
AB - The characteristics and evolution of evidence-based policy making in Australia and other mature democracies have been mapped extensively in this journal. This article advances research on the use of evidence in policy making, examining changes in the New South Wales workers' compensation system from 2012 to 2014. This analysis of two phases of policy change, legislative implementation and statutory review, highlights the limitations of building integrated, coherent evidence-based policy in a contentious policy area. The article finds that the collection of wide and detailed evidence will not satisfy requirements of evidence-based policy without political will, transparency, and accountability.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84929730135&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/1467-8500.12125
DO - 10.1111/1467-8500.12125
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84929730135
SN - 0313-6647
VL - 74
SP - 151
EP - 161
JO - Australian Journal of Public Administration
JF - Australian Journal of Public Administration
IS - 2
ER -