Test a Victorian disease against the contribution table the manual states
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the condition and the work history, using a firm-controlled tool, table the contribution words the claims manual states and stop at 2 December 2003. Do not invent a later ordinary-disease test.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide the contribution question only as far as the manual goes.
- Do not write a test for an ordinary disease after 2 December 2003.
- Use the separate tests for heart attack, stroke and a primary mental injury.
- Health and wage records stay in a firm-controlled tool. Apply ASCR r 9, APP 11, and the notifiable-breach test.
Rules that apply
The document starts from the task name. Change it if this piece of work is different.
The work product
Forum. Victoria, claims manual, extended definition of injury
Produce. A disease note that stops where the contribution table stops.
Have ready. Diagnosis; When the work said to cause it was done; Other causes, including hereditary risks and activities outside work.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: A skin condition is attributed to work in 2001 and to later employment. The note uses the significant-contributing-factor factors for the 2001 period and says the manual states no ordinary-disease test for the later period. The lawyer confirms the current Act.
Stop and hand it back when
- The condition is a heart attack, a stroke or a primary mental injury.
- A post-2003 test would have to be written from outside the manual.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the condition and the work history, using a firm-controlled tool, table the contribution words the claims manual states and stop at 2 December 2003. Do not invent a later ordinary-disease test. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Class the condition as a sudden injury or as a disease before choosing a test.
- If the relevant employment is after 2 December 2003, say the opened table has ended.
- Use the manual's factor list where the significant-contributing-factor explanation applies.
- Do not decide a dust disease, a firefighter cancer or a heart attack on this table.
Sources
- WorkSafe Victoria claims manual: define an injury · 2026-10-23
- WorkSafe Victoria: presumptive rights compensation · 2026-10-23
No generative-AI practice note of the Workplace Injury Commission, Medical Panels or a Victorian court was opened. Apply the forum's current direction before a document is lodged.
The manual cites the Accident Compensation Act beside a current-Act icon. Confirm the current disease provision before advice.
If health or wage records leave the firm-controlled tool, decide whether a Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) breach is notifiable.