Do you have a Workers Compensation Claim? Are you required to
provide Workers Compensation Certificates of Capacity to the
Insurer each month?
Amendments to the Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 came
into effect on 17 March 2020 due to COVID-19 Legislative Amendment
(Emergency Measures) Act 2020.
One of the amendments provides that whilst a General
Practitioner must provide the initial Certificate of Capacity,
treating physiotherapists and psychologists can provide subsequent
Certificates (as long as the injury relates to their area of
expertise).
Further, Certificates of Capacity can now be issued for more
than 28 days in some circumstances. This can usually be done if a
person's injury is stable and unlikely to change over the
period of the Certificate. We encourage Worker's to speak with
their treating doctors and their Case Manager in relation to longer
certificates.
