Adelaide | brisbane | canberra | melbourne | newcastle | perth | sydney | upper hunter Hanks Review of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 James Johnson,

adelaide | brisbane | canberra | melbourne | newcastle | perth | sydney | upper hunter

Hanks Review of the Accident Compensation Act 1985

James Johnson, Partner

16 September 2008


Hanks review of the Accident Compensation Act 1985

» Introduction



» Improving understanding and clarity of the legislation



» Interim payments for psychiatric injuries



» Notification of injuries



» Provisional liability



» Access to medical information



» Return to work



» Return to work – enforcement of rights



» Weekly payments



» Notional earnings



» Weekly payments for workers to undergo surgery



» Payment of weekly payments between date of settlement of a common law claim and receipt of settlement payment



» Section 93CD



» Medical and like expenses



» Proposed benefits– Psychiatric injuries– One stop shop for impairment benefits



» Common Law



» Statutory offers



» Access to information



» Single S134AB applications



» Dispute resolution



» Medical panels



» Self insurance



» Access to claims information



» Exiting the Scheme


Hanks Review of the Accident Compensation Act 1985

» Summary


Thank you

www.sparke.com.au

Adelaide | brisbane | canberra | melbourne | newcastle | perth | sydney | upper hunter Hanks Review of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 James Johnson,

Documents

accident compensation

work slide

cd slide

surgery slide

introduction slide

summary slide

medical information

common law slide