Information for Medical Practitioners
Information for General Practitioners: Fact Sheets
A series of nine (9) fact sheets for General Practitioners outlining the Comcare compensation process.
Index of fact sheets
- Overview of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the SRC Act) [
version 84 kb] - The treating doctor and workers’ compensation under the SRC Act [ version 75 kb]
- The treating doctor’s interactions with other stakeholders [ version 76 kb]
- Accepting liability for a claim [ version 70 kb]
- Medical records, reports and certificates [ version 72 kb]
- Rehabilitation and return to work policy and strategies [ version 75 kb]
- Payment of accounts and fees [ version 69 kb]
- Employees rights and responsibilities [ version 78 kb]
- Key features of the Commonwealth workers’ compensation scheme [ version 81 kb]
This guide provides current rates paid by Comcare for services provided by medical practitioners, including general practitioners, anaesthetists, occupational physicians, orthopaedic surgeons psychiatrists and other specialists.
- Comcare medical certificate [ 68 kb]
Information about permanent impairment under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988.
This list contains details of medical specialists and other practitioners who have participated in training provided by Comcare in the assessment of claimants under the Second Edition of the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment.
Page last updated:November 14, 2007