The attached Media Release confirms the names of the successful appointees to the new WorkCover Board. Media Release – WorkCover Board appointments – February 2018 For commentary on the new board click on the link to my article: Great Expectations – The new ‘skills-based’ WorkCover Tasmania Board
Alex Collie Seminar on Thursday Evening 15 June is at Royal Yacht Club, not Wrest Point!
“The light and dark of injury compensation scheme design and workers outcomes – An objective look at the evidence” An Evening Seminar with Professor Alex Collie – Monash University. It has been drawn to my attention that some tickets from the Hobart Tickets site show the venue for this event as Wrest Point. This is NOT correct. The […]
Alex Collie Seminar 15 June – Fully Booked!
The Pre-Symposium Seminar organised by Hobart Occupational Medicine and presented by Prof Alex Collie from Monash University is full. The registrations are a veritable “Who’s Who” in Tasmania’s Workers Compensation Scheme, including doctors, allied health practitioners, rehabilitation providers, lawyers (plaintiff and defendant), employers, regulators and insurers. If you missed out on a place, please let […]
Free Ticket awarded to an Injured Worker to attend the TAVRP Symposium
The ticket has been awarded to Lyndon Richardson from a smallish yet formidable field of entries after consideration by the judging panel! His very insightful entry included the following: “To attend an event such as this symposium will assist me into my future to gain a deeper insight into aspects of various systems around Australia. […]
Entries Close 02 June – Free Ticket to TAVRP Symposium for an Injured Worker
If you are an injured worker and keen to learn more about how our compensation system works, don’t miss out on the opportunity to attend the TAVRP Symposium – “The Dark Side of Rehab” for free. There is a free ticket up for grabs. Just drop off a letter addressed “Dark Side Ticket” to […]
Win a free ticket to the TAVRP Symposium – “The Dark Side of Rehab”
An injured worker can receive a free ticket to this event to be held at Wrest Point on Friday 16 June 2017. See link for further details: Win a free ticket to “The Dark Side of Rehab” Symposium
Tickets are Free! – Alex Collie Presymposium Seminar – June 2017 in Hobart
Hobart Occupational Medicine is pleased to advise that through sponsorship we are able to offer the Pre symposium Seminar with Alex Collie free of charge. Book direct for the Pre-Symposium Seminar with Professor Alex Collie @ RYCT to be held on the evening of Thursday 15 June 2017 at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania with Hobart Tickets or visit the […]
Draft Second Reading Speech – Workers Rehabilitation & Compensation Act Amendments
Mr Guy Barnett’s second reading speech includes the following summary of the Government’s intentions with amendments to Workers Compensation legislation expected to be enacted by 01 July 2017. “The amended Bill will not only improve the operation of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, it will result in significant savings for Tasmanian businesses, insurers […]
SAVE THE DATE! Professor Alex Collie is coming to Hobart during June.
Pre-Symposium Seminar “The light and dark of injury compensation scheme design and worker outcomes – An objective look at the evidence” Hobart Occupational Medicine is pleased to present an evening information with Professor Alex Collie – leading figure in the field of Compensation Health Research. Click on link for preliminary information Alex Collie Pre-symposium Seminar Information […]
Workers Compensation Dispute Data 2015-16
When a claim for workers compensation is disputed the first step is that the insurer/employer seeks a determination by the Workers Rehabilitation & Compensation Tribunal of a ‘reasonably arguable case’. There is a relatively low threshold for the Tribunal to make such a finding i.e. establish that there is some reasonable doubt about liability. This […]
