Prepare the response to a notice suspending weekly payments
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the suspension notice and the certificate or examination history, using a firm-controlled tool, table the reason the notice gives against the grounds the comparison page states, and list any fact that does not match. Draft the response only from the grounds the lawyer marks.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide whether the suspension is justified, and settle any letter that is sent.
- Confirm the section in the current Act. The comparison page is not a substitute for it.
- A decision to suspend can itself be reviewed. Diarise that path separately.
- Health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. Apply ASCR r 9, APP 11, and the notifiable-breach test.
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: NSWQLDVIC
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the suspension notice and the certificate or examination history, using a firm-controlled tool, table the reason the notice gives against the grounds the comparison page states, and list any fact that does not match. Draft the response only from the grounds the lawyer marks. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Match the notice to one ground on the comparison page. Do not answer a certificate notice with an examination ground.
- Confirm the section number in the current Act before the letter cites it.
- Diarise any review of the suspension itself. In Queensland that review is within three months of the written decision.
- The lawyer marks the grounds before the tool drafts the letter, and reads the letter against the notice.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales pre-injury average weekly earnings worksheet | Other | AI use Yellow | Worksheet for pre-injury average weekly earnings under Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) Schedule 3, and the weekly rates in sections 36 and 37. |
| Victoria pre-injury average weekly earnings worksheet | Other | AI use Yellow | Worksheet for pre-injury average weekly earnings under the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (Vic) sections 153 to 158. |
| Queensland normal weekly earnings worksheet | Other | AI use Yellow | Worksheet for normal weekly earnings under Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) section 106, and the total-incapacity rates in sections 150 and 151. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Safe Work Australia: table 5.7, suspension and cessation of benefits · 2026-10-23
- WorkSafe Victoria: how long a worker should be given employment after injury · 2026-10-23
- WorkSafe Queensland: independent review of insurer decisions · 2026-10-23
The comparison page is an edition table, not the Act. Where the current Act differs, the Act governs.
Do not use this task to decide when weekly payments reach the statutory week limit.
If health or wage records leave the firm-controlled tool, decide whether a Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) breach is notifiable.