The NSW Government is seeking to simplify Dispute resolution across CTP & Workers Compensation. The NSW Standing Committee on Law & Justice has commenced a review to assess the feasibility of a consolidated personal injury tribunal. .
The Workers Compensation Commission (WCC) is an independent tribunal that has the purpose of helping to resolve workers compensation disputes between injured workers, employers and/or insurers. That is if an injured worker is not satisfied with the decision that has been made regarding their workers compensation claim they can request that the insurer review the decision. If the injured worker is not satisfied with the insurer’s decision after a review, the worker can lodge an application to resolve the dispute at the Workers Compensation Commission (WCC). The WCC.
The kind of disputes they resolve include:
- weekly payments and compensation
- medical, hospital and related expenses
- permanent impairment compensation
- compensation for death of a worker
- compensation for damage to personal property
- compensation for domestic assistance.
In 2017 the NSW Standing Committee on Law and Justice conducted a comprehensive review of the NSW workers compensation scheme with a total of 26 recommendations being made to the NSW Government. One of these recommendations was that a consolidated personal injury tribunal for Compulsory Third Party and workers compensation dispute resolution be established.
On 1 May 2018 the NSW Standing Committee on Law and Justice commenced a review to look into the feasibility of a consolidated personal injury tribunal for Compulsory Third Party and workers compensation dispute resolution as suggested by the scheme review. This review will look at things such as the legislative changes that would be required to have a consolidated approach, possible model and where the tribunal should be located.
In the coming months we will keep you updated on the outcomes of this review. In the interim, if you have any questions please contact ABILITY GROUP.
For further information, please refer:
Source: Parliament of NSW
Title: 2018 Review of the Workers Compensation Scheme
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