Western Australian Current Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ARBITRATION RULES 2024

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used  
   4.      References to party and dispute

   PART 2 -- General procedural matters  

   5.      Registrar must accept or reject document  
   6.      Variation or revocation of Registrar’s decision to reject document  
   7.      Party who lodges document must give copy of sealed document to each other party  
   8.      Relief from procedural requirements  
   9.      Time limits  
   10.     Order to obey requirement of rules

   PART 3 -- Arbitration applications

           Division 1 -- Time limits for lodging general applications  

   11.     Time limit for lodging general applications  
   12.     Registrar may extend time for lodging general application  
   13.     Lodging amended general applications

           Division 2 -- Documents to accompany arbitration applications  

   14.     Application of this Division  
   15.     Information to be included in arbitration applications  
   16.     Documents to be lodged with arbitration applications  
   17.     Additional documents to be lodged in certain arbitration applications  
   18.     Reply to arbitration application  
   19.     Documents to be lodged with reply  
   20.     Procedure if party does not reply

           Division 3 -- Documents lodged out of time  

   21.     Documents lodged out of time

   PART 4 -- Representation  

   22.     Representation  
   23.     Notice of representation  
   24.     Litigation guardians

   PART 5 -- Joinder of parties  

   25.     Arbitrator may give leave to join another party  
   26.     Notice of joinder  
   27.     Reply by person joined

   PART 6 -- Documents, things and information  

   28.     Duty of disclosure  
   29.     Disclosure without order  
   30.     Orders relating to disclosure  
   31.     Orders under Act s. 341 or rule 30  
           32. Request for order to produce documents (Act s. 341)  
           33. Continuing obligation to disclose or produce documents

   PART 7 -- Witnesses  

   34.     Summonses  
   35.     Statements  
   36.     Medical evidence  
   37.     Medical reports

   PART 8 -- Proceedings before an arbitrator

           Division 1 -- General proceedings  

   38.     Consent orders  
   39.     Party may discontinue proceeding  
   40.     Attendance at proceedings held in private  
   41.     Arbitrator must not interview individual parties or witnesses  
   42.     Statement of agreed facts and issues  
   43.     Directions hearing

           Division 2 -- Interlocutory applications  

   44.     Interlocutory applications  
   45.     Reply to interlocutory applications

           Division 3 -- Arbitration hearings  

   46.     Notice of arbitration hearing  
   47.     Adjournment of arbitration hearing  
   48.     Application for adjournment  
   49.     Late application for adjournment  
   50.     Application may be dismissed or determined if adjournment not granted  
   51.     Index and record of documents

   PART 9 -- Costs

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   52.     Terms used  
   53.     Reference to costs determination

           Division 2 -- Costs orders  

   54.     Order as to costs  
   55.     Submissions on application for costs order  
   56.     Costs and expenses connected with assessing disputed degree of permanent whole of person impairment (Act s. 79(6))

           Division 3 -- Assessment of costs  

   57.     Application for assessment of costs

   PART 10 -- Lodging arbitration documents  

   58.     Terms used  
   59.     Giving or lodging documents with Registrar or arbitrator  
   60.     Form of arbitration documents  
   61.     Requirement to lodge arbitration documents using EDS  
   62.     EDS exempt  
   63.     Lodging arbitration documents if EDS unavailable or person EDS exempt  
   64.     When arbitration document is taken to have been lodged  
   65.     When Registrar or arbitrator is taken to have given notice or copy of document in relation to arbitration document

   PART 11 -- Giving documents  

   66.     Giving documents generally  
   67.     Address for receiving documents  
   68.     Giving documents personally  
   69.     Giving documents by email  
   70.     When document is taken to have been given by pre‑paid post  
   71.     When document is taken to have been given by email  
   72.     Giving documents by alternative means  
   73.     Requirement to certify the giving of documents

   PART 12 -- Miscellaneous  

   74.     Request under Act s. 306  
           75. Arbitration Service seal  
   76.     Use of seal  
   77.     Approved forms  
   78.     Amendment of documents

   PART 13 -- Repeal  

   79.     Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Arbitration Rules 2011 repealed
           Defined terms  
           Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023
           Workers Compensation and Injury Management Arbitration Rules 2024 PART 1 -- Preliminary