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WORKERS COMPENSATION REGULATIONS 2002 (NO 20 OF 2002) - REG 16

Meaning of psycho-social factor

    (1)     In this part:

"psycho-social factor", for an injured worker, means a person or thing forming part of the worker's social environment that may inhibit the progress of the worker's vocational rehabilitation.

Examples of people or things forming part of worker's social environment

1     family members

2     workplace

3     other workers

4     friends

5     employers

6     doctors

7     other health care professionals.

    (2)     For this regulation, a person or thing inhibits the progress of an injured worker's rehabilitation if the worker's interaction with the person or thing influences the worker's behaviour, level of distress, attitudes or beliefs about the injury or subjective experience of pain.

Division 5.2     Approval of rehabilitation providers



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