Western Australian Current Regulations

MOTOR VEHICLE AND WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS (CATASTROPHIC INJURIES) REGULATIONS 2016

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  
   4.      Assessment tools  
   5.      Excluded treatment, care and support needs

   PART 2 -- Participation in CISS

           Division 1 -- Criteria for catastrophic injury  

   6.      Purpose of Division  
   7.      Spinal cord injury  
   8.      Traumatic brain injury  
   9.      Amputations  
   10.     Burns  
   11.     Permanent blindness

           Division 2 -- Application to participate in CISS  

   12.     Application under s. 9 of Act  
   13.     Deferral of consideration of application  
   14.     Application under s. 13 of Act  
   15.     Additional information relevant to CISS application  
   16.     Consent to obtain information  
   17.     Notice of decision on CISS application  
   18.     Functional independence assessments

           Division 3 -- Interim participation  

   19.     Period of interim participation

           Division 4 -- Suspension of participation  

   20.     Commission may suspend participation  
   21.     Notice of decision to suspend

   PART 3 -- Treatment, care and support needs  

   22.     Principles to be observed in assessment of treatment, care and support needs  
   23.     Requirement to provide information  
   24.     Requirement to undergo examination  
   25.     Participant to comply with requirements in treatment, care and support assessment

   PART 4 -- Registered providers  

   26.     Services to be provided by registered provider  
   27.     Application for registration  
   28.     Notice of decision on application  
   29.     Variation, addition or cancellation of conditions of registration  
   30.     Revocation of registration

   PART 5 -- Dispute resolution

           Division 1 -- Review applications  

   31.     Review application  
   32.     Commission may request further information

           Division 2 -- Review of non‑medical decisions  

   33.     Referral of decision to review officer  
   34.     Objection to review officer  
   35.     Conduct of review  
   36.     Decision on review  
   37.     Review officers

           Division 3 -- Review of medical decisions  

   38.     Referral of decision to expert review panel  
   39.     Decision of expert review panel  
   40.     Application for review of original review decision  
   41.     Referral of original review decision to another expert review panel  
   42.     Decision of second review panel  
   43.     Effect of decision of second review panel  
   44.     Commission to reimburse treatment, care and support expenses in certain circumstances

           Division 4 -- Review of treatment, care and support assessments  

   45.     Term used: assessment  
   46.     Referral of decision to expert review panel  
   47.     Decision of expert review panel  
   48.     Effect of decision of expert review panel  
   49.     Commission to revise assessment

           Division 5 -- Expert review panels  

   50.     Establishment  
   51.     Appointment of medical experts  
   52.     Experts list  
   53.     Convenor and deputy convenor  
   54.     Constitution of expert review panel  
   55.     Convenor to give notice of members of panel  
   56.     Objection to member of panel  
   57.     Procedures: general provisions  
   58.     Acts and decisions of 2 or 3 member panel  
   59.     Powers and procedures on review  
   60.     Use of information in subsequent proceedings  
   61.     Admissibility  
   62.     Services and facilities  
   63.     Guidelines

           Division 6 -- Other matters  

   64.     Costs  
   65.     Extension of period for application or objection  
   66.     Correction of errors  
   67.     Period for commencing appeal
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Excluded treatment, care and support needs