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Barry KistnasamyCompensation Commissioner

25 March 2015

The Compensation Commissioner for Occupational Diseases (CCOD)

Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Health

Annual Performance Plan of CCOD (2015/16 – 2019/20)

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Overview

• Legacy issues• Annual Performance Plan• Monitoring

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Legacy Issues• Ineffective governance and management• Last audited financial statement (2010/11) - disclaimer• Last valuation of the Fund (2010/11)• Lack of services for workers / ex-workers in mines and

works• Backlogs in claims payments• Revenue collection & inspections of controlled mines

& works• Lack of specialised human resources

Country of ClaimantCOUNTRY No. %

N/A 84436 41%SOUTH AFRICA 78492 38%LESOTHO 29567 14%MOZAMBIQUE 8416 4%BOTSWANA 3316 2%SWAZILAND 2966 1%MALAWI 549 TANZANIA 72 BRITAIN 71 SCOTLAND 65 ZIMBABWE 53 ITALY 38 POLAND 19 ENGLAND 15 AUSTRIA 12 BELGIUM 8 GERMANY 4 ZAMBIA 1 Total 208100

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VERIFICATION OF CCOD FILES

Preliminary data analysis

Compensable DiseasesDISEASE No. %

TB 115825 56%Silicosis 35788 17%N/A 27103 13%Asbestos 13966 7%Pneumoconiosis 7591 4%Obstructive Airways Disease 6110 3%Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis 673 Allergy Complex Salts Platinum 292 Carcinoma 291 TUBERCULOSIS + SILICOSIS + OAD 234 Progressive Systemic Sclerosis 151 Mixed Dust Diseases 75 Total 208099

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Gender of Claimants

GENDER No. %

FEMALE 5173 2%

MALE 168929 81%

N/A 33998 16%

NOT PRESENT 1

Total 208102

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Certificate of Compensation

CERTIFICATE OF COMPENSATION No. %

NOT PRESENT 20993 11%

PRESENT 2

PRESENT - ID CORRECT 52915 27%

PRESENT - ID DIFFERENT 715 0.36%

PRESENT - ID NOT CONFIRMED 123440 62%

Total 198065

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Payment Status

PAYMENT STATUS No. %

NOT PAID 103465 50%

PAID 104633 50%

Total 208098

PROOF OF PAYMENT No. %NOT PRESENT 104094 50%PRESENT 104004 50%Total 208098

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Record of Service / Fingerprints

RECORD OF SERVICE No. %

NO 149736 72%YES 58362 28%Total 208098

TEBA FINGERPRINTS No. %NO 150934 73%YES 57164 27%Total 208098

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Annual Performance Plan

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Engagement with Stakeholders

• Policy & legislation– ODMWA (archaic, not effective and efficient)– Policy document in final draft– Amendments or re-write of Act– Workshops

• Engagement with Departments of Mineral Resources and Labour

• Engagement with Treasury

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Governance & Management• Clarification of status of Fund

– Trading account

• Build a service culture• Funding of administration, services and benefits

(2% of Fund value)• Organogram (specialised personnel, especially

Chief Director: Finance)• Infrastructure (Buildings, IT & Database)

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One Stop Services

• Positive feedback from stakeholders especially ex-mineworkers

• Have engaged with Northern Cape Department of Health

• Neighbouring countries• Development partners

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Backlog in Claims / Revenue• Legacy project (linked to verification)• Turn-around-time of 3 months for new

applications• Database of controlled mines & works• 100% of collection of levies• Increase number of inspections of controlled

mines & works

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Valuation & Audit

• Preparation for actuarial valuation• Preparation for external audit• Preparation of annual reports• Submission to Minister and parliament

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Monitoring

• As per Strategic Plan and Annual Performance Plan• Quarterly meetings of Audit & Risk Committee• Meetings of Advisory Committee• Submission of quarterly reports to Branch head

and performance monitoring directorate• Submission of reports to Treasury• Reports to Portfolio Committee on Health