Procedural Directions

The purpose of this Procedural 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...

Procedural Direction PIC3 – Documents

This Procedural Direction concerns the preparation and lodgment of material in the Commission.

Procedural Direction PIC4 – Expert Witness Evidence

This Procedural Direction concerns the provision of expert evidence in the from an expert report prepared for a party to proceedings, or an expert witness proposed to be called to give evidence in the...

Procedural Direction PIC5 – Schedule of Earnings

This Procedural Direction concerns the requirements around the preparation and lodgement of a schedule of earnings in workers compensation division proceedings and a schedule of damages in motor accid...

Procedural Direction PIC6 – Medical Assessments

This Procedural Direction provides information about applying for, and the assessment of, medical assessment matters in the Commission.

Procedural Direction PIC7 – Appeals, reviews, reconsiderations and correction of obvious errors in medical disputes

This Procedural Direction sets out the procedure in relation to appeals, reviews, reconsiderations and correction of obvious errors in medical disputes.

Procedural Direction PIC9 – Production of Information and Calling of Witnesses

The purpose of this Procedural Direction is to set out the practice and procedure of the Commission for Notices for Production, Directions for Production and Summonses to Attend.

Procedural Direction PIC10 - Personal Injury Commission Hearings

This Procedural Direction sets out how matters will be heard.

Procedural Direction PIC11 – Medical Assessments Procedure – COVID-19

This Procedural Direction sets out the requirements that must be satisfied by a worker/claimant for an in-person medical assessment to proceed during the pandemic.

Procedural Direction PIC12 – 500 Page Limit and Additional Documents

This Procedural Direction concerns Div 2 of Pt 7 of the Personal Injury Commission Rules 2021, in particular the 500 page limit and the lodgment of additional documents in the Commission.

Procedural Direction WC1 – Compensation payable on death

The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out the Commission’s functions where compensation is payable on death

Procedural Direction WC2 – Interim payment directions

This Procedural Direction concerns matters commenced for an interim payment direction of weekly payments of compensation or medical expenses compensation.

Procedural Direction WC3 – Presidential appeals and questions of law

This Procedural Direction concerns the practice and procedure for an appeal against the decision of a non-presidential member, as well as the referral of a question of law to the President.

Procedural Direction WC4 – Work injury damages

This Procedural Direction concerns those functions, including threshold disputes, pre-filing statement disputes, orders for access to information and premises, and mediations.

Procedural Direction WC5 – Work Capacity Disputes

The purpose of this Procedural Direction is to provide information in respect of a dispute that concerns a work capacity decision of an insurer under section 43 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (t...

Procedural Direction WC6 – Workplace injury management disputes

The purpose of this Procedural 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 chapter 3 of the Wor...

Procedural Direction WC7 – Reconsiderations of decisions of the Commission

This Procedural Direction sets out the procedure in relation to an application to reconsider a matter that has been dealt with by the Commission in the Workers Compensation Division.

Procedural Direction MA1 – Stood over proceedings

The Commission has established a list of those matters in which a common law motor accidents damages claim is made but the claimant is not ready to proceed to assessment.

Procedural Direction MA2 – Merit review

This Procedural Direction provides procedural information in respect of a dispute that concerns an insurer’s decision about a merit review matter.

Procedural Direction MA3 – Approval of damages settlement

This Procedural Direction concerns the requirement for the Commission to approve the settlement of a claim for damages in circumstances where the claimant is not represented by an Australian legal pra...

Procedural Direction MA4 – Appointed representatives

This Procedural Direction provides procedural information in respect of when an appointed representative is to be used and the process of making an application to the Commission to act as an appointed...

Procedural Direction MA5 – Matters unsuitable for assessment and mandatory exemptions

This Procedural Direction provides procedural information in respect of applications to exempt claims for damages from assessment at the Commission in the Motor Accidents division.

Procedural Direction MA6 – Review of a single merit review by a review panel

The purpose of this Procedural Direction is to provide procedural information in respect of seeking a review of a single merit review by a review panel.

Procedural Direction MA7 – Claims disputes

This Procedural Direction provides information about applying for, and the assessment of the claims assessment matters related to motor accidents disputes.

Direction from the President - Use of generative Artificial Intelligence by decision-makers

This Direction concerns the adoption of the Guidelines for New South Wales Judges in Respect of Use of Generative AI.