Test a Queensland first-responder PTSD claim against the simplified pathway
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the role, the diagnosis, the claim date and any non-work cause, using a firm-controlled tool, table the simplified-pathway tests. Do not decide that the presumption applies.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide whether the presumption applies and whether evidence rebuts it.
- Use a psychiatrist's diagnosis as the diagnosis the pathway uses.
- Check 20 May 2021, the six-month lodgement note, and a Queensland work connection.
- Health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. Apply ASCR r 9, APP 11, and the notifiable-breach test.
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Queensland simplified pathway for first-responder post-traumatic stress
Produce. A pathway table: role, diagnosis, lodgement date, and any evidence against a work cause.
Have ready. Role and employer; Who diagnosed post-traumatic stress, and when; Claim lodgement date; Any account of a non-work cause.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: A retired firefighter, diagnosed by a general practitioner, wants to claim a year after leaving the service. The table records the psychiatrist step, the six-month note, and that retirement alone is not a bar. The lawyer decides whether the presumption is open.
Stop and hand it back when
- The only medical diagnosis is not post-traumatic stress.
- The employment connection is wholly outside Queensland and no Queensland work is described.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the role, the diagnosis, the claim date and any non-work cause, using a firm-controlled tool, table the simplified-pathway tests. Do not decide that the presumption applies. |
| 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 role to the page's list. Do not add an occupation the page does not name.
- Record the lodgement date against 20 May 2021 and the date a doctor assessed the injury.
- Look for evidence the condition is not work-related before treating the presumption as unrebutted.
- If the person is outside the list, say the page requires proof of the work connection and return to section 32.
Sources
- WorkSafe Queensland: simplified claims for first responders with PTSD · 2026-10-23
- AustLII: Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, section 32 · 2026-10-23
No generative-AI practice note of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission or the Industrial Court was opened. Apply the forum's current direction before a document is lodged.
The page says a rejection can be reviewed by the Workers' Compensation Regulator. The review period is the one already used on the review task. It is not restated here.
If health or wage records leave the firm-controlled tool, decide whether a Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) breach is notifiable.