Record how long medical, hospital and rehabilitation expenses remain available
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the permanent-impairment percentage and the weekly-payment dates the lawyer supplies, apply only the periods stated on the SIRA page: two years after weekly payments stop, or from the day the claim was first made if no weekly payments were paid, where the degree of permanent impairment is 10 per cent or less; five years on the same basis where the degree is 11 to 20 per cent; and life where the degree is greater than 20 per cent. If the lawyer marks the worker as exempt, record that the page says the time limits do not apply to the exempt category. Do not calculate a dollar amount.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer confirms the impairment percentage, whether weekly payments were made and when they stopped, and whether the worker is in the exempt category. The SIRA page, updated on 1 October 2026, states those periods for medical, hospital and rehabilitation expenses. It does not, on the text opened, cite a section number, and none is added here. Other compensation schemes were not opened. The page also says the insurer pays for reasonable and necessary workplace rehabilitation, and that travel to treatment can be claimed with a kilometre record or public-transport receipts, generally with pre-approval. Those are separate from the end date.
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: NSWQLDVIC
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the permanent-impairment percentage and the weekly-payment dates the lawyer supplies, apply only the periods stated on the SIRA page: two years after weekly payments stop, or from the day the claim was first made if no weekly payments were paid, where the degree of permanent impairment is 10 per cent or less; five years on the same basis where the degree is 11 to 20 per cent; and life where the degree is greater than 20 per cent. If the lawyer marks the worker as exempt, record that the page says the time limits do not apply to the exempt category. Do not calculate a dollar amount. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Use 10 per cent or less for two years, 11 to 20 per cent for five years, and greater than 20 per cent for life. Do not smooth the boundary.
- If no weekly payments were paid, count from the day the claim was first made. If they were paid, count from when they stopped.
- Do not apply the limits to a worker the lawyer has marked as exempt.
Sources
- SIRA: Medical, hospital and rehabilitation expenses · 2026-10-22
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.