Practice directions

Practice directions complement the Workers Compensation Commission Rules 2011 by providing a more detailed explanation of the Commission’s procedures.

Practice Direction No 1 - Determination of matters ‘on the papers’
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out the practice and procedure of the Commission when determining matters on the basis of the documents provided (‘on the papers’), in the absence of a...
Practice Direction No 2 - Adjournment of proceedings
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out the Commission’s practice and procedure in relation to applications for adjournment of proceedings. An adjournment means that the Commission (or t...
Practice Direction No 3 - Information, documents and other evidence
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out the practice and procedure for: (a) preparing and lodging documents and material, including expert evidence, and (b) taking of oral evidence.
Practice Direction No 4 - Correction of “obvious error”
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out the practice and procedure of the Commission in relation to applications to correct “obvious errors”.
Practice Direction No 5 – Question of law
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out the practice and procedure regarding the referral of a question of law, arising in proceedings before an Arbitrator, to the President of the Commis...
Practice Direction No 6 – Appeal against a decision of an Arbitrator
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out the practice and procedure of the Commission in relation to an appeal to a Presidential member against a decision of an Arbitrator under s 352 of t...
Practice Direction No 7A - Directions for production
This Practice Direction provides practical and procedural guidance regarding directions for production.
Practice Direction No 7B - Summons to attend
This Practice Direction provides practical and procedural guidance regarding summons to attend.
Practice Direction No 8 - Notice for production
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to provide guidance regarding the process and procedure for issuing notices for production.
Practice Direction No 9 - Applications to admit late documents
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to provide practical and procedural guidance regarding applications to admit late documents. In this Practice Direction, “late documents” includes documents, ...
Practice Direction No 10 – Interim payment directions for weekly payments of compensation or medical expenses compensation
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to provide procedural information in respect of applications for interim payment directions.
Practice Direction No 11 - Permanent impairment disputes
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out the Commission’s practice and procedure for the resolution of disputes, concerning disputed claims for permanent impairment, lodged in the Commissi...
Practice Direction No 12 - Joinder of other parties and disputes
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out the practice and procedure in relation to the joining of other parties and disputes to Commission proceedings.
Practice Direction No 13 - Schedule of earnings
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to assist legal practitioners and parties to prepare a schedule of earnings in disputes about weekly compensation.
Practice Direction No 14 - Workplace injury management disputes
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to provide procedural information in respect of a dispute that concerns a failure by a party to comply with an obligation imposed under Ch 3 of the 1998 Act.
Practice Direction No 15 - Work capacity disputes
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to provide procedural information in respect of a dispute that concerns a work capacity decision of an insurer. The procedural information in this Practice Di...
Practice Direction No 16 - Appeal against Medical Assessment
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out the Commission’s practice and procedure in relation to an appeal to a Medical Appeal Panel against a medical assessment by an Approved Medical Spec...
Practice Direction No 17 - Reconsideration Applications
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out the Commission’s practice and procedure in relation to reconsideration applications.
Practice Direction No 18 - Hearing of Proceedings
The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out the procedure for deciding whether a hearing may be conducted in-person, by audio link (AL), by audio visual link (AVL) or other means.
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