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Worker's Compensation Issues

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• The various state and Commonwealth schemes for workers compensation, motor accidents and civil liability claims.
• Victoria – Psychiatrist convicted of WorkCover Fraud
• South Australia – Return to Work Act 2014 (edited for psychiatrists)
• Current trends in Stress Claims from a 2003 paper
• VWA Fee Schedules -Independent medical examination and Independent impairment assessment- Psychiatrists as of 1 July 2014
• Victoria Key features of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (WIRCA) including comparison relevant sections ACA and WIRCA
• Injury, Disease and Mental Harm – Definitions in Commonwealth State and Territory legislation • Workers compensation • Motor or transport accident • Civil liability
• Tasmania WorkSafe Medical Panels and Medical Examiners
• WA WorkCover Fee Schedule Psychiatry 1 November 2014
• Victorian WorkCover Fee Schedule for Psychiatrists 1 December 2013
• Queensland WorkCover – List of GEPI Trained Specialists 3 April 2014
• Queensland WorkCover – Information regarding fees, accredited specialists & the report template – 3 April 2014
• The Victorian Medical Panels – A psychiatrist’s experience – Michael Epstein
• Example Medical Panel CERTIFICATE OF OPINION and REASONS (this is a fictitious opinion based on phrases used.)
• Judicial Review of the Victorian Medical Panels – An Overview – Ross Sicilia Legal manager
• Victorian Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (edited for psychiatrists)
• WorkCover Changes Queensland – as from October 2013 – Edited for Psychiatrists
• NSW Workers compensation – permanent impairment benefits (edited for psychiatrists)
• NSW Workers compensation – changes to legislation over time relevant to psychiatrists
• A Cautionary Tale! WorkCover Claimants, Medical Board Complaints and a Psychiatrist Provoked.