Index an NSW medical assessment for the Commission
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the reports the lawyer selects, index one paginated bundle and list only the medical questions the lawyer has written. Do not write the application that is lodged.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide the questions, and which Commission application can ask them.
- For lump sum permanent impairment, only the worker or their representative applies.
- Do not write the lodged application. The tool writes the index and the question list.
- Keep medical details in the firm's system. Apply ASCR rule 9, APP 11, and the Privacy Act notifiable-breach test.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Personal Injury Commission medical disputes pathway
Produce. An index of one bundle and the questions the lawyer has written. No lodged application.
Have ready. Reports the lawyer selects; Questions the lawyer has written; Which dispute the lawyer says is being lodged.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The lawyer has written two questions about fitness for employment. The tool indexes the selected reports as one bundle and copies those questions. It does not complete Form 7.
Stop and hand it back when
- The tool is asked to write the lodged application, or to invent a question the lawyer has not written.
- The bundle is over 500 pages and rule 67C(2) has not been opened.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the reports the lawyer selects, index one paginated bundle and list only the medical questions the lawyer has written. Do not write the application that is lodged. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- A claim must already have been submitted to the employer or the insurer. The worker may request an insurer review before lodging. The page states no time for that review, so none is counted.
- Liability and the amount of lump sum permanent impairment compensation, or past or future medical expenses, use an Application to Resolve a Dispute. Only the worker or their representative may apply where the dispute is about lump sum compensation for permanent impairment. The Commission may refer that application to a medical assessor.
- The degree of permanent impairment other than for a lump sum, whether that degree is fully ascertainable, or condition and fitness for employment, use an Application for Assessment by a Medical Assessor. The page calls that application Form 7 and the response Form 7A.
- Documents go in one bundle, indexed, sorted by category and paginated, with no duplicates. More than 500 pages may be introduced only if rule 67C(2) is met. That rule was not opened. Do not quote it.
- The page does not set out the medical questions. Section 327 limits a later appeal to its stated grounds and is not the list of questions for the application. The respondent has 21 days from registration to respond. That is not the worker's time to lodge.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material for a Victorian WorkSafe Medical Panel | Letter | AI use Yellow | Index and statutory questions for a Medical Panel under the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013, for an impairment dispute or a court referral. |
| Material for a Queensland Medical Assessment Tribunal | Letter | AI use Yellow | Worker's index of documents for an insurer's referral to a Medical Assessment Tribunal, with the exchange times and the permanent-impairment questions the Act states. |
| Index for a NSW Personal Injury Commission medical assessment | Letter | AI use Yellow | Working index and list of matters for a Personal Injury Commission medical assessment, in the workers compensation or motor accidents division, not a letter to the assessor. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Personal Injury Commission: workers compensation medical disputes · 2026-10-23
- Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW) section 327 · 2026-10-23
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