Queensland Act s220; s221; s228 Reg s101–110 Western Australia Compensation Code of Practice (Injury Management Workers’ (2005): cl1–9 Act: s3; s5(1); s64; s65 s72B; s84AA(1); s84AB; Part IX; Part IXA South Australia s26 to s28D Tasmania Part XI of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 Northern s75A and s75B Territory Accredited Vocational Rehabilitation Providers S50 ACT Private* Chapter 5 of the Workers Compensation Act 1951 Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988: C’wealth Comcare s36-–s41A Seacare s48 to s52 C’wealth Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 DVA s37 to s64 C’wealth Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 * as at 30 June 2012 Return to work: programs and policies The RTW of an injured worker involves the employer and the worker and depending on the legislation in each jurisdiction and the severity of the injury may also involve workplace rehabilitation coordinators, rehabilitation providers, medical, other health professionals and the insurer. Table 12 Requirement to have RTW / workplace rehabilitation program or policy as at — September 2012 Jurisdiction Employers Do Exemptions from RTW Requirements for required to have requirements programs development of programs / RTW program differ for policies (e.g. in /policies? different consultation with workers) categories of employers? New South Wales Yes Yes Yes Yes Victoria Yes No No Yes Queensland Yes Yes high risk Yes No workplace No — — industries have a rehabilitation policies or lower threshold to procedures needed in high meet criteria for risk industries with wages less needing policies than $1.98 million. All other and procedures employers with wages less and a than $6.51 million Rehabilitation and RTW Coordinator
Queensland Act s220; s221; s228 Reg s101–110 Western Australia Workers’ Compensation Code of Practice (Injury Management (2005): cl1–9 Act: s3; s5(1); s64; s65 s72B; s84AA(1); s84AB; Part IX; Part IXA South Australia s26 to s28D Tasmania Part XI of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 Northern Territory s75A and s75B Accredited Vocational Rehabilitation Providers S50 ACT Private* Chapter 5 of the Workers Compensation Act 1951 C’wealth Comcare Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988: s36-–s41A C’wealth Seacare s48 to s52 Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 C’wealth DVA s37 to s64 Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 * as at 30 June 2012 Return to work: programs and policies The RTW of an injured worker involves the employer and the worker and depending on the legislation in each jurisdiction and the severity of the injury may also involve workplace rehabilitation coordinators, rehabilitation providers, medical, other health professionals and the insurer. Table 12 — Requirement to have RTW / workplace rehabilitation program or policy as at September 2012 Jurisdiction Employers required to have RTW program /policies? Do requirements differ for different categories of employers? Exemptions from RTW programs Requirements for development of programs / policies (e.g. in consultation with workers) New South Wales Yes Yes Yes Yes Victoria Yes No No Yes Queensland Yes Yes — high risk industries have a lower threshold to meet criteria for needing policies and procedures and a Rehabilitation and RTW Coordinator Yes — No workplace rehabilitation policies or procedures needed in high risk industries with wages less than $1.98 million. All other employers with wages less than $6.51 million No