Workers Compensation and Injury Management Arbitration Rules 2024

A reply lodged in accordance with rule 18 must be accompanied by copies of any document, whether issued under the Act or otherwise, that the party proposes to adduce at the arbitration hearing, including —

medical certificates and medical reports, accompanied by a list of the names of medical practitioners consulted; and

any report prepared by an approved workplace rehabilitation provider; and

any statement of the substance of any expert evidence, other than evidence referred to in paragraph (a); and

any witness statement referred to in rule 35(1); and

any statement referred to in rule 35(4).

If a party required to lodge a reply is a worker, the reply must be accompanied by the following —

the name, address and field of practice of each medical practitioner not mentioned in the documents accompanying the application who examined or treated the worker in relation to the relevant injury;

if the application is a general application in relation to section 68 of the Act to review the payment of income compensation to a worker — details of any appointments the worker has scheduled for a medical examination.

If a party required to lodge a reply proposes to adduce a document but is unable to lodge the document in accordance with subrule (1) or (2) (if applicable), the reply must —

identify the document; and

specify why the document is unable to be lodged with the reply.

A party required to lodge a reply must, not less than 28 days, or any shorter period specified in any practice notes issued by the Registrar under section 384(3) of the Act, before the arbitration hearing —

lodge any document specified in the reply in accordance with subrule (3)(a); and

give a copy of the sealed document to each other party to the proceeding.