Record contact with a Queensland rehabilitation and return to work coordinator
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Record the coordinator's name and what was said. An appointment is required only if the employer meets the criteria in a regulation, the coordinator must be in Queensland and employed by the employer, and the functions sit in a regulation that was not opened. Do not list functions.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether section 226 applies to this employer.
- The note does not list the coordinator's functions.
- Check ASCR r 9, APP 11, and whether a breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Queensland. Contact with a rehabilitation and return to work coordinator.
Produce. A dated file note that does not state the coordinator's statutory functions.
Have ready. The lawyer's note of the contact; Whether the employer has named a coordinator; The regulation, if the lawyer has it.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: A coordinator asked the client to attend a meeting. The note records the request. It does not say the employer had to appoint that person, because the regulation is not on the file.
Stop and hand it back when
- The note lists statutory functions.
- The note states a worker-number threshold.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Record the coordinator's name and what was said. An appointment is required only if the employer meets the criteria in a regulation, the coordinator must be in Queensland and employed by the employer, and the functions sit in a regulation that was not opened. Do not list functions. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- No wages or headcount threshold is stated.
- The six-month appointment period and the 50 penalty unit maximum are stated only as the section states them.
- The civil-liability limit in section 226(6) is only for a coordinator employed under a contract of service, and only for an act or omission in giving effect to the employer's workplace rehabilitation policy and procedures. Section 226(7) attaches that liability to the employer.
- Functions are not invented.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter to a scheme case manager | Letter | AI use Yellow | Letter telling a scheme or insurer case manager that the firm acts, who to contact, and which authority is enclosed. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) s 226 · 2026-10-23
- Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) s 41 · 2026-10-23
The regulation under sections 41 and 226 was not opened.
Prescribed details to the insurer are the employer's duty. The note does not send them.