COMPARISON OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

BENEFITS

BENEFITS

COMMONWEALTH*

VICTORIA

NEW SOUTH

SOUTH 

WALES

AUSTRALIA

Medical and

No limits   all reasonable Entitlement to medical

$50,000.00 or such

No limit   all

hospital   limits

costs

and like services

greater amount as is

reasonable costs

ceases: 52 weeks after

prescribed or as

the entitlement to

directed by the

weekly payments

Workers' Compensation

ceases, or if

Commission

compensation is

Occupational

payable only for medical Rehabilitation Service

and like services, 52

Cost (rehabilitation

weeks after this

review point): $1,949.50

entitlement commences

All medical and like

services are limited to

payment of reasonable

costs'

Basis for medical and

Generally apply scales

Basis for payment is

On determination that

Rates prescribed by

like service fees

set by other jurisdictions. reasonable costs,

the medical or related

regulation following

Also apply some scales

subject to any

treatment is resonably

consultation with

recommended by

maximum amount

necessary, fees for the

stakeholders and

professional associations specified in, or

treatment are

provider

Seacare:

determined in

according to the

associations

Appropriate amount

accordance with, an

customary charges for

Where possible, fees

having regard to nature

Order of the Governor in the service in the

are based on the

of treatment

Council Fees for

general community to

average charge to

medical and like

persons other than

private patients

services are considered

workers

for review on an annual

If the fee is not

basis

prescribed, the amount

paid is a reasonable

amount for the service

* Unless otherwise

stated, information

provided applies to both

Comcare and Seacare

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