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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003

The Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003 (PDF, 692 KB) sets out the legal requirements for the workers' compensation scheme defined under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (PDF, 1.6 MB) for:

insurance
compensation;
rehabilitation;
damages; and
costs.

Insurance

Parts 2,3 and 4 of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003 (PDF, 692 KB) detail provisions for employer insurance, other insurances (e.g. students and other persons) and the calculation of liability of liability for self insurers.

To meet the requirements of the insurance provisions under the Regulation refer to the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003 (PDF, 692 KB) .

More on the provision on insurance by WorkCover Queensland.

More on the regulation of self insurers.

Compensation

Part 5 of the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003 (PDF, 646 KB) details provisions for compensation including:

Calculations
Applications and other procedures
Entitlement for permanent injuries

To meet the requirements of the compensation provisions under the Regulation refer to the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003 (PDF, 646 KB).

More on how to claim workers' compensation.

Rehabilitation

Part 6 of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003 (PDF, 692 KB) details provisions for rehabilitation including:

The caring allowance;
Workplace rehabilitation policy and procedures; and,
Standard for rehabilitation

To meet the requirements of the rehabilitation provisions under the Regulation refer to the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003 (PDF, 692 KB) .

Damages

Part 7 of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003 (PDF, 692 KB) details provisions for damages including the particulars required when making a notice of claim for damages, and for cases where the claimant alleges an urgent need to start proceedings.

To meet the requirements of the damages provisions under the Regulation refer to the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003 (PDF, 692 KB) .

Costs

Part 8 of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003 (PDF, 692 KB) details provisions for costs of proceedings before an industrial magistrate and claims for damages.

To meet the requirements of the costs provisions under the Regulation refer to the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003 (PDF, 692 KB) .

Last updated July 21, 2009