Identify when Queensland weekly payments stop under section 144A
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Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- List the section 144A stop points against the payment history the lawyer provides, and flag any earlier stop the file suggests.
- What the lawyer must review
- Stop payments at the first of incapacity ending, five years, or the part 6 maximum
- If five years or the maximum is reached, stop further compensation, apart from chapter 4A
- Other provisions can still stop payments. You identify them in the Act
Rules that apply
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The work product
Forum. Queensland weekly payments of workers' compensation under chapter 3, part 9.
Produce. A comparison of the payment history with the section 144A stop points, for the lawyer's advice.
Have ready. Payment history the lawyer provides; What is known about ongoing incapacity; Whether chapter 4A compensation is in issue.
Example of the limit. Illustrative example: The worker has returned to work on suitable duties and is still incapacitated for the pre-injury role. The draft does not treat the return as the end of incapacity. The lawyer decides whether section 144A(1)(a) has happened.
Stop and hand it back when
- The history is incomplete.
- The output states a dollar maximum or a percentage of weekly pay.
Sources for this task were checked on 2026-10-23.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | List the section 144A stop points against the payment history the lawyer provides, and flag any earlier stop the file suggests. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Section 144A(1): weekly payments under part 9 stop when the first of these happens: the incapacity because of the work-related injury stops; the worker has received weekly payments for the incapacity for five years; or compensation under that part reaches the maximum amount under part 6.
- Section 144A(2) and (3): if the five years or the maximum is reached, entitlement to further compensation for the injury stops, except compensation under chapter 4A.
- Section 144A(4): the section does not limit another provision that stops weekly payments. The lawyer finds that provision in the Act before advising.
- The WorkSafe weekly-payments page also lists a return to work and earning income, and a lump sum offer. Those words are not section 144A(1). The same page says the first week is paid by the employer as the excess. Do not state a percentage or a dollar maximum.
Sources
- Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld), section 144A · 2026-10-23
- WorkSafe Queensland: weekly compensation · 2026-10-23
- Queensland Law Society Guidance Statement No. 37 · 2026-10-23
The tool does not decide that payments have stopped. It lines the history up against the section.
The advice may go to the client. Guidance Statement No. 37 applies. Wage and medical information stays in a firm-controlled tool.