Test a Queensland psychological injury against the significant-contributing-factor test
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the diagnosis and the events, using a firm-controlled tool, table section 32's significant-contributing-factor test and list the facts still missing. Do not decide the claim, and do not re-decide the management-action exclusion.
- What the lawyer must review
- Apply section 32(1) in full: arising out of, or in the course of, employment, and a significant contributing factor.
- Do not replace that test with a predominant-cause or main-contributing-factor test.
- Leave section 32(5) to the management-action task. Sections 34 and 35 stay on the journey and recess tasks.
- 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, Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, section 32, AustLII consolidation to be confirmed
Produce. A section 32 factor note for the lawyer's decision.
Have ready. Diagnosis of the psychological injury; Account of the employment events; Account of causes outside employment.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The worker has a psychological diagnosis and describes both a workplace conflict and a serious event outside work. The note lists both. The lawyer decides whether employment was a significant contributing factor. The tool does not call employment the main cause.
Stop and hand it back when
- The only dispute is the management-action exclusion.
- Section 34 or section 35 would have to be described.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the diagnosis and the events, using a firm-controlled tool, table section 32's significant-contributing-factor test and list the facts still missing. Do not decide the claim, and do not re-decide the management-action exclusion. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Record the employment events and the other causes before applying section 32(1).
- Do not describe section 34 or section 35. They were not opened.
- If the dispute is about reasonable management action, use the earlier task rather than this one.
- Confirm the AustLII text against the official legislation site.
Sources
- AustLII: Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, section 32 · 2026-10-23
- WorkSafe Queensland: simplified claims for first responders with PTSD · 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.
If health or wage records leave the firm-controlled tool, decide whether a Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) breach is notifiable.