Workers’ Compensation: Assessments, Elections and Updates
About This Event
Your comprehensive toolkit for a well-rounded workers’ compensation practice ready and waiting for you. The latest updates. The technical practice and procedure. The medical perspective from a renowned occupational physician. You can’t miss program.
Chair: Stephen Williams, Partner, Insurance & Risk, Employment & Workplace Safety, Kott Gunning
How to Get the Most for Your Client: Assessment of the Workers’ Weekly Compensation Rate
• Earnings considered
• Award workers
• Part-time workers
• Concurrent contracts
Presented by Neil Morrissey, Barrister, Albert Wolff Chambers and Luke Westell, Technical Service Officer, WA WC Active Claims, QBE Australia
Medical Perspective
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
An Overview of the Assessment of Permanent Impairment for Common Law
• The evaluation of permanent impairment including recent changes in the WorkCover guidelines
• Errors in AMS assessments
• When you should request an assessment and from whom
• What the AMS needs from you
• Review of your AMS Assessments
Presented by Dr Alan Home, Occupational Physician, Health People Legal
Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
Moving from Statutory Regime to Common Law: The Election Process
• Termination day: when to request an assessment of WPI
• Conferral: When and what is required?
• How do I elect to retain my right to seek damages?
• My election has been registered, now what?
Presented by Adam Nolan, Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers
Workers’ Compensation Update
Analyse the most important workers’ compensation and WorkCover decisions and developments in the area and how they will impact your practice.
Presented by Brian Nugawela, Barrister, Sir Clifford Grant Chambers
Attend and earn 4 CPD points including:
2 points in Competency Area 2: Professional Skills
2 points in Competency Area 4: Substantive Law