Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 500

500 Reference to tribunals

(1) An insurer may refer the following matters in relation to an injury under this Act to the appropriate tribunal for decision on the medical matters involved—

(a) a worker’s application for compensation for an alleged injury;

(b) a worker’s capacity for work;

(d) a worker’s permanent impairment under section 160 ;

(e) a worker’s permanent impairment under section 179 ;

(f) a worker’s level of dependency under section 193 ;

(fa) whether a worker has a serious personal injury that meets the chapter 4A eligibility criteria for the injury;

(fb) for a worker who the insurer decides is entitled to treatment, care and support payments for an interim period under section 232M , whether the worker’s serious personal injury is likely to continue to meet the chapter 4A eligibility criteria for the injury after the interim period ends;

(fc) whether a particular treatment, care and support need resulting from the worker’s serious personal injury is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances;

(g) a worker’s permanent impairment reviewable under section 266 .

(2) An insurer may also, in relation to an injury mentioned in section 490A (1) (b) , refer to the appropriate tribunal, for decision on the medical matters involved, a matter that could have been referred to a former tribunal under a former Act.