Assessment FNSWCMP303A: Work within the workers
compensation industry sector
Provided is a set of 27 questions introducing you to the workers compensation system in
Queensland. Using the accompanying workbook, please complete the below questions and
bring with you to the RRTWC course you will be attending.
The provided text field can be expanded to accommodate your response if required.
If you have any queries as you are trying to complete this activity you can contact an OHSA
trainer at rrtwc@ohsa.com.au .
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Q1. Each state and territory in Australia has their own workers’ compensation scheme.
What are two other Australian workers’ compensation schemes that are not state based?
Q2. Who are the workers’ compensation insurers in Queensland?
Q3. Multiple Choice – circle / highlight the correct answer
What services do these schemes provide to workers and employers?
a) Workers’ compensation insurance for employers
b) Benefits for injured workers – eg lump sum, payments to dependents
(fatal accident/illness), funeral expenses
c) Payment of medical and other expenses for workers with an accepted claim
d) Payment of weekly benefits to injured workers
e) Claims management
f) All of the above
Q4. Fill in the gaps
In Queensland, workers’ compensation policy and legislation is developed by
_______________, the scheme is regulated by _______________, the workers’
compensation regulatory authority, premium and claims are managed by _______________
Queensland.
Q5. Fill in the gaps
WorkCover Queensland provides information about _______________, compensation
insurance and _______________, calculation and payment and lodgement of
_______________, for workers’ compensation
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Q6. List 3 ways a worker can lodge an application for compensation if they incur a work
related injury or illness.
Q7.
What is the Queensland Act that sets out arrangements for workers’ compensation in
Queensland?
Q8. What is the name of the accompanying Regulation?
Q9. List five objectives of the Queensland workers’ compensation scheme.
Q10. List three employer obligations for workplace rehabilitation.
Q11. What is the main injured worker obligation for workplace rehabilitation?
Q12. What are the restrictions on release of information about injured workers as set
out in s572 of the Act?
Q13. What is the definition of suitable duties?
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Q14. When developing a suitable duties program who must the employer consult?
Q15. How is information obtained during rehabilitation to be treated?
Q16. What must the RRTWC or employer do before obtaining or releasing information about
the worker?
Q17. Identify three sources of information in Queensland about the relevant Act/s and
Regulation/s for workplace rehabilitation.
Q18. Name two employer associations who can provide information about workplace
rehabilitation and workers’ compensation
Q19. Name a source of information relating to research on rehabilitation and workers’
compensation
Q20. What is the employer’s workers’ compensation reporting requirement following a
workplace injury?
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Q21. Name two injured worker reporting requirements related to workers’ compensation.
Q22. Explain the formal dispute resolution processes within the workers compensation
scheme in Queensland.
Q23. Discuss dispute resolution processes in the workplace.
Q24. List 3 obligations a rehabilitation & return to work coordinators has for workplace
rehabilitation following a work related injury.
Q25.
Name 3 commitments the employer should include when writing a Workplace
Rehabilitation Policy Statement.
Q26. Is the worker required to nominate a treating doctor or consult the company preferred
doctor?
Q27. Multiple choice - circle / highlight the correct answer.
What is a handicap?
(a) A handicap is an inability that leaves a person at a comparative disadvantage.
(b) A handicap is an inability to accomplish something one might want to do, that most
others around one are able to accomplish.
(c) a soft tissue injury
(d)
(a) and (b)
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