Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccident insurance see section 8.
accredited workplace see section 45.
aggravation includes acceleration.
aircraft includes a machine, glider or apparatus designed to fly by gaining support from the atmosphere.
amount, for chapter 3, part 1A, see section 107A.
amount payable—
(a) generally, means an amount due and payable; and
(b) for an amount payable under an industrial instrument, see section 107B.
appeal body, for chapter 13, part 3, division 1, see section 548A.
approved form see section 586.
arrangement, for schedules 2 and 3, includes agreement, promise, scheme, transaction, understanding and undertaking (whether express or implied).
authorised person means—
(a) a person appointed as an authorised person by the Authority under section 370; or
(b) a person appointed as an authorised person by WorkCover under section 466.
Authority means the Workers' Compensation Regulatory Authority.
Authority employee means—
(a) the Authority's chief executive officer; or
(b) a person employed by the Authority under a contract of service.
bank guarantee includes a guarantee given by Queensland Treasury Corporation.
board means—
(a) for chapter 7 and chapter 9, part 1—the Authority's board; or
(b) for chapter 8 and chapter 9, part 2—WorkCover's board.
building and construction industry, for chapter 14, part 1A, see section 576A.
calling means any activity ordinarily giving rise to the receipt of remuneration or reward including self-employment or the performance of an occupation, trade, profession, or carrying on of a business, whether or not the person performing the activity received remuneration.
chief executive (health) means the chief executive of the department administrating the Health Act 1937.
chief executive officer means—
(a) the Authority's chief executive officer appointed under section 355; or
(b) WorkCover's chief executive officer appointed under section 442.
claimant—
(a) generally, means a person who lodges an application for compensation; and
(b) for chapter 5, see section 233.
classification group employer means 2 or more employers that are in—
(a) a pre-existing stable business relationship—
(i) of at least 2 years; or
(ii) for an entity that has been in existence for less than 2 years—since the entity's inception; and
(b) the same industry or business classification specified by WorkCover by gazette notice.
community service obligations of WorkCover, see section 409.
compensation see section 9.
complying notice of claim means a notice of claim that complies with section 275.
compulsory conference see section 289.
construction project, for chapter 14, part 1A, see section 576A.
construction work, for chapter 14, part 1A, see section 576A.
contracted hospital see section 215.
contract of service includes an apprenticeship contract or traineeship contract under the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000.
contractor means a person who has contracted with someone else for the performance of work or provision of a service.
contribution claim, for chapter 5, see section 233.
contribution notice see section 278A.
contributor means a person added as a contributor under section 278A.
contributory negligence see the Law Reform Act 1995, section 10.
conviction means a finding of guilt, or the acceptance of a plea of guilty, by a court.
councillor has the meaning given by the Local Government Act 2009.
court means the court having jurisdiction in relation to the amount or matter referred to.
damages see section 10.
dependant see section 27.
dependency claim means a claim in relation to a fatal injury brought on behalf of a deceased's dependants or estate.
director, of a corporation, includes—
(a) a person holding or acting in the position of a director (by whatever name called) of the corporation whether or not the person was validly appointed to hold, or is duly authorised to act in, the position; and
(b) a person under whose directions or instructions the corporation is ordinarily controlled.
dismiss, for chapter 4, part 6, see section 232A.
doctor means a registered medical practitioner.
due date means the day an amount becomes payable under this Act or under a premium notice.
dust-related condition see the Civil Liability Act 2003, schedule 2.
duty, for chapter 5, part 8, see section 305.
duty of care, for chapter 5, part 8, see section 305.
elective hospitalisation see section 215.
eligible person see section 23.
employee of the employing office see section 475F(2).
employee organisation means an organisation of employees.
employer see section 30.
employing office means the WorkCover Employing Office established under section 475A.
event see section 31.
excess period see section 65.
executive officer means the executive officer of the employing office appointed under section 475D.
exit date, for a non-scheme employer, means the date on which an employer becomes a non-scheme employer.
former Act means—
(a) the Workers' Compensation Act 1916; or
(b) the Workers' Compensation Act 1990; or
(c) the WorkCover Queensland Act 1996.
former position, for chapter 4, part 6, see section 232A.
former tribunal, for chapter 11, part 3, see section 499.
fully funded, in relation to WorkCover, means fully funded as provided by section 453.
future loss for chapter 5, part 9, see section 306.
general damages, for chapter 5, part 9, see section 306.
government entity has the meaning given by the Public Service Act 2008, section 24, and includes a GOC.
group employer means a classification group employer or related bodies corporate group employer.
group training organisation, for schedules 2 and 3, means a group training organisation under the Vocational Education, Training and Employment Act 2000.
hospital see section 215.
hospitalisation, of a worker, means the admission of the worker in a private hospital or public hospital for medical treatment for the worker's injury.
impairment see section 37.
Industrial Act see section 107A.
industrial deafness means loss of hearing (other than total loss of hearing in either ear) caused by excessive noise.
industrial instrument means—
(a) any of the following under the Industrial Relations Act 1999—
(i) an award;
(ii) a certified agreement;
(iii) an industrial agreement;
(iv) an EFA;
(v) an order under chapter 5, part 5, 6 or 7 of that Act; or
(b) a federal industrial instrument.
injured worker, for chapter 4, part 6, see section 232A.
injury—
(a) generally—see section 32; or
(b) for chapter 4, part 6—see section 232A.
injury scale value see section 306O.
insurer—
(a) generally—means WorkCover or a self-insurer; or
(b) in relation to a claimant or worker whose employer for the purposes of the injury is a self-insurer—means the self-insurer; or
(c) in relation to any person otherwise entitled to compensation for the injury—means WorkCover.
intoxicated, in relation to a person, means that the person is under the influence of alcohol or a drug to the extent that the person's capacity to exercise proper care and skill is impaired.
labour hire agency, for schedules 2 and 3, means an entity, other than a holding company, that conducts a business that includes the supply of services of workers to others.
latent onset injury means an insidious disease.
local government group employer means a group employer whose members are all local governments.
local government self-insurer means a self-insurer that is a single local government or a local government group employer.
loss of earnings for chapter 5, part 9, see section 306.
maximum statutory compensation, means an amount equal to the amount of compensation payable under chapter 3, part 6.
medical assessment tribunal means a medical assessment tribunal established under chapter 11.
medical condition means a condition of a medical nature that is not an injury under section 32.
medical treatment means—
(a) treatment by a doctor, dentist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, psychologist, chiropractor, osteopath, podiatrist or speech pathologist; or
(b) assessment for industrial deafness by an audiologist; or
(c) the provision of diagnostic procedures or skiagrams; or
(d) the provision of nursing, medicines, medical or surgical supplies, curative apparatus, crutches or other assistive devices.
member of the family, of a deceased worker, see section 28.
minor injury means an injury of a person that does not require the hospitalisation of the person as an in-patient to properly treat the injury.
motor vehicle includes—
(a) a machine or apparatus designed for propulsion completely or partly by petrol, diesel, oil, LPG, or other motor spirit, oil or gas, electricity, steam or other mechanical power; and
(b) a motorcycle; and
(c) a caravan, caravan trailer or other trailer designed to be attached to a motor vehicle.
non-Queensland government entity means—
(a) the Commonwealth or a State other than Queensland; or
(b) an agency or instrumentality of the Commonwealth or a State other than Queensland.
non-reviewable decision see section 548.
non-scheme employer means an employer that—
(a) on or after the commencement of the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Acts Amendment Act 2005, section 14, is granted a licence under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cwlth), part VIII; and
(b) would, if the licence had not been granted, be required to have the employer's liability provided for—
(i) under a licence as a self-insurer under chapter 2, part 4; or
(ii) under a WorkCover policy.
non-scheme member see section 105K.
normal weekly earnings see section 106.
notice of assessment means a notice of assessment of permanent impairment issued by WorkCover under section 185.
notice of claim means a notice under section 275 that a claimant intends to seek damages for an injury sustained by the claimant.
nurse practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing and midwifery profession as a nurse, other than as a student, whose registration is endorsed as being qualified to practice as a nurse practitioner.
NWE means normal weekly earnings.
obvious risk, for section 305H, see section 305I.
offer, for chapter 5, see section 233.
OHS report, for chapter 2, part 4, means a report about occupational health and safety performance prepared under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, schedule 2, part 3.
outstanding liability see section 87(1)(b).
party, for chapter 5, see section 233.
period of insurance means the period of accident insurance cover specified in a policy, policy renewal certificate or premium notice.
permanent impairment see section 38.
personal injury, to a person, includes damage to or destruction of—
(a) a prosthesis actually fitted to the person; or
(b) an assistive device, being crutches, spectacles or medical aids, while in actual use by the person for a purpose for which the device is intended.
place of employment means the premises, works, plant, or place for the time being occupied by, or under the control or management of, the employer by whom a worker concerned is employed, and in, on, at, or in connection with which the worker was working when the worker sustained injury.
policy means a policy for a contract of accident insurance, and includes a policy under a former Act.
pre-existing stable business relationship, for a classification group employer, includes—
(a) membership of a common representative organisation; and
(b) common ownership or management; and
(c) involvement in joint ventures or joint ownership of assets.
premium notice means a notice issued by WorkCover of an assessment of premium, a default assessment of premium, or a reassessment of premium.
prescribed disfigurement means severe facial disfigurement or severe bodily scarring.
principal contractor, for a construction project for chapter 14, part 1A, see section 576B.
private hospital see section 215.
private patient see section 215.
public hospital see section 215.
public patient see section 215.
QOTE see section 107.
redemption payment means a payment under section 171, 172 or 173.
registered means—
(a) in relation to a person mentioned in the definition medical treatment, paragraph (a) who is held out as providing, or qualified to provide, medical treatment—registered under the law of the place where the medical treatment is provided as a person lawfully entitled to provide the medical treatment in that place; or
(b) in relation to an audiologist—certified by the Audiological Society of Australia.
registered person means a registered person of a description mentioned in the definition medical treatment.
rehabilitation see section 40.
rehabilitation and return to work coordinator see section 41.
rehabilitation and return to work plan means a written plan outlining the rehabilitation objectives and the steps required to achieve the objectives.
related bodies corporate group employer means 2 or more employers who are related bodies corporate.
related body corporate has the meaning given by the Corporations Act.
relevant contractor, for a construction project for chapter 14, part 1A, see section 576A.
relevant document, for chapter 11, parts 3 and 4, see section 499.
representative, for chapter 11, part 4, see section 510A.
residual liability see section 87(1)(a).
review decision see section 545.
self-insurer means a single employer or group employer licensed under chapter 2, part 4.
self-insurer's workers means the workers employed by a self-insurer before the issue of the self-insurer's licence or during the period of the self-insurer's licence.
ship means any kind of vessel used in navigation by water, however propelled or moved, and includes—
(a) a barge, lighter, or other floating vessel; and
(b) an air-cushion vehicle, or other similar craft, used wholly or primarily in navigation by water.
single employer—
(a) includes persons in partnership that are employers; but
(b) does not include a limited partnership formed under the Mercantile Act 1867 or the Partnership Act 1891.
single pension rate, for chapter 3, part 9, division 4, means the amount of the maximum single disability support pension payable from time to time under a Commonwealth law, but does not include an amount for allowances, for example, rent assistance or family payment.
specialist means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession as a specialist registrant in a recognised specialty, other than as a student.
spouse of a deceased worker, see section 29.
structured settlement, for chapter 5, part 9, division 4, see section 306Q.
student for chapter 3, part 11, see section 195.
substantive law, for chapter 6, see section 322.
suitable duties see section 42.
superannuation contribution means a superannuation contribution under the Payroll Tax Act 1971.
suspects includes believes.
table of costs means the table of costs for the provision of the relevant ambulance transportation, medical treatment or rehabilitation for the time being as decided by the Authority to be acceptable for this Act.
table of injuries means the table of injuries prescribed under a regulation.
terminal condition see section 39A.
this Act for chapter 5, includes a former Act.
total liability, for chapter 2, part 4, means the total of the following—
(a) residual liability;
(b) outstanding liability;
(c) any liability under section 68C.
tribunal, other than in section 114(4), means a medical assessment tribunal.
usual employment see section 107C.
vehicle for section 36, means a motor vehicle, bicycle, aircraft, train, boat or anything else used to carry persons or goods from place to place, even if the vehicle is incapable of use because of mechanical defect or because a part has been removed.
wages means the total amount paid, or provided by, an employer to, or on account of, a worker as wages, salary or other earnings by way of money or entitlements having monetary value, but does not include—
(a) allowances payable in relation to any travelling, car, removal, meal, education, living in the country or away from home, entertainment, clothing, tools and vehicle expenses; and
(b) superannuation contributions, for deciding the amount of compensation payable to a worker under chapter 3 or 4; and
(c) lump sum payments on termination of a worker's services for superannuation, accrued holidays, long service leave or any other purpose; and
(d) an amount payable under section 66.
WorkCover means WorkCover Queensland.
WorkCover employee means—
(a) WorkCover's chief executive officer; or
(b) a senior executive of WorkCover; or
(c) a person employed by WorkCover under a contract of service.
WorkCover Queensland means WorkCover Queensland established under section 380.
worker—
(a) generally, see section 11; and
(b) for chapter 5, see section 233.
workers' compensation certificate protocol means a document stating the circumstances or conditions under which a nurse practitioner may issue a certificate under section 132(3)(a), that is—
(a) certified by the Authority's chief executive officer appointed under section 355 and the chief executive (health); and
(b) published by the department, including by being published on the department's website and elsewhere.
Workers' Compensation Regulatory Authority means the Workers' Compensation Regulatory Authority established under section 326.
work performance arrangement means an arrangement under which an employee of a government entity or non-Queensland government entity performs work for another government entity or non-Queensland government entity.
workplace means a place where work is, is to be, or is likely to be, performed by a worker or employer and is a place—
(a) that is for the time being occupied by the employer or under the control or direction of the worker's employer; or
(b) where the worker is under the control or direction of the worker's employer.
workplace rehabilitation see section 43.
workplace rehabilitation policy and procedures see section 44.
work related impairment see section 39.
WRI means work related impairment.
written final offer, for chapter 5, see section 233.