Test a Queensland heart attack or stroke under section 32
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the diagnosis and the work, using a firm-controlled tool, table section 32 and record that no separate heart-attack test was opened. Do not decide the claim.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide the claim under section 32 only.
- Do not apply a significantly-greater-risk test. No opened page states one.
- Do not describe sections 34 and 35.
- 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. Queensland, section 32, no separate heart-attack section opened
Produce. A section 32 note that records the missing special test.
Have ready. Diagnosis; What the worker was doing; Other causes of the event.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: A worker has a heart attack at the workplace. The note says no Queensland heart-attack section was opened and sets out section 32(1). The lawyer decides significant contributing factor. The note does not say the event is covered because it happened at work.
Stop and hand it back when
- The draft uses a significantly-greater-risk test.
- The draft explains section 34 or section 35.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the diagnosis and the work, using a firm-controlled tool, table section 32 and record that no separate heart-attack test was opened. Do not decide the claim. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Say clearly that no separate heart test was found.
- Apply significant contributing factor to the injury or the disease.
- Do not describe sections 34 and 35.
- Do not use another scheme's risk comparison.
Sources
- AustLII: Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, section 32 · 2026-10-23
- WorkSafe Queensland: claiming when someone dies at work · 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 section was read on an AustLII consolidation. Confirm the in-force wording on the official legislation site before reliance. The death page's latent-onset examples are skin cancer and mesothelioma, not a heart attack.
If health or wage records leave the firm-controlled tool, decide whether a Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) breach is notifiable.