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	Welcome
	Comparative assessment of permanent impairment using AMA IV and AMA V
	Update to the Judicial Review application made by CSR
	Q-COMP supporting CONROD study
	iPad update
	Scheme design
	Lasting outcomes from the Return to work Conference and Expo 2010
	Queensland's top achievers honoured in the Return to work Awards
	Leadership and Vision in Injury Management – Conference 2011
	Merry Christmas from the Tribunal Secretariat

Comparative assessment of permanent impairment using AMA IV and AMA V

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Update to the Judicial Review application made by CSR

In our last edition you may recall the outcome of the Judicial Review application made by CSR in which the General Medical Assessment Tribunal did not provide the employer with natural justice prior to making its decision and subsequently their decision was quashed. The directive was for Q-COMP to provide a new tribunal for the worker.

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Q-COMP supporting CONROD study

Q-COMP is supporting a study being conducted by CONROD that will evaluate outcomes for people who have sustained injury in road traffic crash (RTC) and work-related (WR) accidents.

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iPad update

We have sourced a suitable software and support solution to begin rolling out iPads to more tribunal members in 2011.

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Scheme design

As tribunal members it is important that you understand the context in which injured workers come to you at the tribunal. There still seems to be some confusion as to the difference between WorkCover and Q-COMP's functions for some tribunal members.

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Lasting outcomes from the Return to work Conference and Expo 2010

On 26 October, Q-COMP held the Return to work Conference and Expo 2010, our annual event for those on the front-line of rehabilitaiton and return to work.

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Queensland's top achievers honoured in the Return to work Awards

On the evening of 26 October, the state's highest performing employers and individuals were recognised at the annual Q-COMP Return to work Awards, a program rewarding acts of excellence, inspirational leadership and humbling personal journeys in the Queensland workers' compensation industry.

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Leadership and Vision in Injury Management – Conference 2011

In 2011, join Q-COMP, WorkCover Queensland, the Association of Self-Insured Employers, and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland at the Leadership and Vision in Injury Management conference and discover how you can achieve better outcomes by successfully linking safety, health, wellness and injury management in the workplace.

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Merry Christmas from the Tribunal Secretariat

The Tribunal Secretariat would like to wish all members and their families a safe and Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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