Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION RULES 2002 (NO 21 OF 2002)

- made under the Workers Compensation Act 1951

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of rules  
   2.       Commencement  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Application of rules  

   PART 2--DOCUMENTS

   6.      General requirements for documents  
   7.      Filing documents  
   8.      Document filed when accepted by registrar  

   PART 3--REQUESTING ARBITRATION

   9.      Application by worker  
   10.     Application by dependant or estate of dead worker  
   11.     Application by employer or insurer  
   12.     Injury notice and medical evidence  
   13.     Copies  
   14.     Service of application on respondent  
   15.     Service of application or notice on insurer  
   16.     Answer  
   17.     Service of answer  

   PART 4--SERVICE

   18.     Service on party represented by lawyer  
   19.     Substituted service  

   PART 5--CASE MANAGEMENT

   20.     Case management meeting  
   21.     Time for case management meeting  
   22.     Attendance at case management meeting  
   23.     Parties must make genuine effort to settle  
   24.     Settling of claim  
   25.     Settling of claim unlikely  
   26.     Case management meeting not to be evidence  
   27.     Record of terms of settlement  

   PART 6--PARTIES AND REPRESENTATION

           Division 6.1--Parties

   28.     Necessary parties  
   29.     Including other parties  
   30.     Person may apply to be included  
   31.     Party may apply to be removed  
   32.     Employer not respondent in certain applications by dependant or personal  
   33.     Party under disability  

           Division 6.2--Representation

   34.     Party may be represented  
   35.     Act may be done by lawyer or agent  
   36.     Change between acting in person and by lawyer  
   37.     Change of lawyer  

   PART 7--CONDUCT OF ARBITRATION

   38.     Date for arbitration  
   39.     Liability and particulars subject to answer  
   40.     Burden of proof on party asserting fact  
   41.     Directions about third party respondents  
   42.     Directions and orders if remedy against employer and stranger  
   43.     Procedure if no provision made  

   PART 8--MEDICAL REFEREES

   44.     Party may apply for medical referee  
   45.     Notice of request to medical referee  
   46.     Assessment of worker  
   47.     Report to be given to parties  
   48.     Court may decide claim without medical referee  

   PART 9--SUBMISSION TO AWARD AND PAYMENTS INTO COURT

   49.     Payment into court—general  
   50.     Admission and submission to award or payment—injured worker  
   51.     Admission and submission to payment—dead worker  
   52.     Denial and submission to award or payment  
   53.     Worker's acceptance of payment  
   54.     Dependant's acceptance of payment  
   55.     Payment on worker's acceptance  
   56.     Payment on dependant's etc acceptance  
   57.     No prompt acceptance  
   58.     If award not greater than submission or payment  

   PART 10--AWARDS AND REGISTERED AGREEMENTS

           Division 10.1--Awards

   59.     Award on arbitration  
   60.     Setting aside or varying award  

           Division 10.2--Registered agreements

   61.     Application for registration of agreement  
   62.     Additional information  
   63.     Application for amendment or cancellation of agreement  

           Division 10.3--Enforcement

   64.     Enforcement of awards and agreements  

   PART 11--APPEALS

   65.     Order of Supreme Court on appeal  

   PART 12--RECORDS

   66.     Registrar must keep records  
   67.     Special register  

   PART 13--COSTS

   68.     Costs between third party respondents and other parties  
   69.     Taxation of costs  
   70.     Review of taxation  

   PART 14--MISCELLANEOUS

   71.     Transitional  
           SCHEDULE 1
           DICTIONARY
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