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33. Accepted claims by date (CIS report)

For: Employers and managers

This report is part of our Customer Information System (CIS).


About the report

  • Description: This report provides a list of all claims accepted within the chosen period.
  • Access level required: Case Management Detail level access.
  • Export options: .csv
  • Benefits: This report allows the user to generate a list of claim that have been accepted in the specified period.
  • Parameters: This report shows claims that have been accepted in the specified period.

Fields in the report

Table 1: Description of the fields in the Accepted claims by date report
FieldsDescription
Surname Employee's surname.
Given Names Employee's given name/s (first and middle).
Empl No A unique eight-digit claim identification number allocated by Comcare for each claimant.
Suffix A two-digit number identifying the claim sequence number, so if the claimant has had two previous claims then these last two digits of the claim number for their third claim would be 03.
Date Resignation/ Termination Date of effect if the employee is no longer a Commonwealth employee.
Date of Birth Employee's date of birth.
Gender Employee's gender.
Postcode The post code relevant to the claimant's address.
Date of Injury The specific day on which the claimed injury occurred or a disease was first medically diagnosed.
Comcare Receipt Date The date the claim was received by Comcare.
Liability Status The current liability status for the injury or disease. This can change throughout the life of the claim - only the current value is listed.

Note Premium calculations include claims with a Liability Status of 'A' at the time of the data extraction for likely future costs. The valid values for this field are:
  • A - Accepted - Liability has been accepted for this claim, for example medical claims can be paid.
  • D - Deleted - The claim has been deleted.
  • N - Non-compliant - The claim does not meet the requirements of the legislation, for example a medical certificate is missing, inadequate etc. Claims are received by Comcare (Date of Receipt), then when all legislative requirements for the claim are met the Date of Compliance is set. For most claims the Date of Compliance will be the same as the Date of Receipt.
  • R - Rejected - The liability of the claim has not been accepted by Comcare, the injury is not covered by the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act. (SRC Act)
  • U - Undetermined - Liability for a claim is yet to be determined by Comcare.
  • W - Withdrawn - The claimant has withdrawn the claim.
First/Last Decision Date Date that the liability decision was made by Comcare
Claim Status Status of the claim:
O - Open / C - Closed / R - Reopened.
Status Date The date when the Claim Status field was last changed.
Liable Cust and Liable Cost Ctr Customer and cost centre liable for the injury. The employer as at the 'Date of Injury'
Payroll Cust and Payroll Cost Ctr This is the Comcare code for the current employer. This may or may not be the same as the code for the liable employer.
Case Manager Agency contact responsible for rehabilitation for the claim.
Claim Manager Comcare contact responsible for the management of the claim.
First Rehab assessment Date of first rehabilitation assessment.
Month 5th day incap detd Month in which the 5th day of incapacity was determined.
Claim Lodged with Employer Date the claim was lodged with the liable employer.
Employee sign date Date the employee signed the claim form.
Agree with claim Does the employer agree with the claim
Body Location
(code and description)
The Body Location of Injury/Disease classification is intended to identify the part of the body affected by the most serious injury or disease. These codes are based on the Type of Occurrence Classification System (TOOCS).
Nature of Injury
(code and description)
The Nature of Injury classification is intended to identify the most serious injury or disease sustained or suffered by the worker. These codes are based on the TOOCS.
Occupation
(code and description)
The Occupation classification is intended to identify the occupation of the claimant at the time of the injury. These codes are based on the TOOCS. The codes reported in the CDS are the first two digits of the six-digit TOOCS code recorded by Comcare.
Agency of Accident (code and description) The Agency of Accident classification is intended to identify the object, substance, or circumstance that was principally involved in, or most closely associated with, the point at which things started to go wrong and which ultimately led to the most serious injury or disease. These codes are based on the TOOCS.
Mechanism of Incident
(code and description)
The Mechanism of Incident classification is intended to identify the action, exposure, or event, which was the direct cause of the most serious injury or disease. These codes are based on the TOOCS.
Duty Status The location of the employee in relation to their employment at the time of injury. The valid values for this field are:
A - working at usual workplace
B - traffic accident whilst working
C - working elsewhere
D - having a break
E - travelling to or from work
F - attending approved course of study
G - during an authorised sporting activity
H - other
X - all diseases.
Claim Cust Reference The employer's reference number for this claim.
Payroll code The employer's internal payroll code for this claim.
Total Weeks Incap Paid This is the total incapacity recorded against the claim. This field is the sum of all periods of incapacity to date. The calculation is based on standard hours worked and is expressed in decimal weeks.
NWE Normal weekly earnings of the employee.
Last Incap End DateLast day of incapacity based on the most recent certificate.
Total Incap Total Incapacity Cost. This is the total cost of Incapacity payments received from Comcare from 1/12/88 to date.
Total Medical Total medical cost. This is the total cost of medical payments from 1/12/88 to date.
Total Other This is the total of all payments not specified elsewhere from 1/12/88 to date. This amount includes AAT and legal costs.
Total Travel Total travel cost. This is the total cost of travel payments from 1/12/88 to date.
Total Rehab Total rehabilitation cost. This is the total cost of rehabilitation payments from 1/12/88 to date excluding any GST amount claimable by Comcare as an Input Tax Credit.
Costs to Date Total cost of claim to date. This is the sum of Total Incap, Total Medical, Total Subseq, Total Travel and Total Rehab excluding any GST amount claimable by Comcare as an Input Tax Credit.
Cost to Date EstimateActuarial assessment of the possible future costs of the claim for the life of that claim. This total uses the most recent case estimates.
Likely Future Costs Actuarial assessment of the possible future costs of the claim for the life of that claim.
Uncapped Incurred CostsThe sum of the cost to date and future cost estimate on the most recent estimate date.
AGS No Employee's AGS number.
Page last reviewed: 31 March 2022

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Date printed 24 Apr 2024

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