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ARTICLE · 04 AUGUST 2015

The cost of doing (WorkCover WA) business

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The determination applies to the costs of legal practitioners and registered agents for work in WorkCover WA proceedings,.

AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
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The Workers' Compensation (Legal Practitioners and Registered Agents) Costs Determination 2015 came into effect on 1 July 2015. This new determination applies to the remuneration of legal practitioners and registered agents for work carried out in WorkCover WA proceedings from 1 July 2015.

As to the scale of the maximum hours a legal practitioner or registered agent may charge in relation to conciliation, arbitration and stand-alone items, the following changes were made:

  • Under Item 3 (resolution of a dispute after lodging a conciliation application and before a conciliation conference, including all necessary preparation and the approved documentation), the old determination allowed 2 hours. The new determination allows 3 hours.

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