NSW | New South Wales |
1987 Act | Workers Compensation Act 1987 |
1998 Act | Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 |
The Workers Compensation Acts | Workers Compensation Act 1987 and Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 |
The Regulation | Workers Compensation Regulation 2016 |
MAC | Medical assessment certificate |
Standards | Standards of practice |
SIRA | State Insurance Regulatory Authority |
WIRO | Workers Compensation Independent Review Office |
The Commission | Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales |
NAATI | National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters |
Exempt worker | Specific classes of workers for which most of the amendments made to the Workers Compensation Acts in 2012 and 2015 do not apply |
RTW | Return to work |
IME | Independent medical examiner |
IMC | Injury management consultant |
NTD | Nominated treating doctor |
PIAWE | Pre-injury average weekly earnings |
GST | Goods and services tax |
Permanent Impairment Guides | NSW workers compensation guidelines for the evaluation of permanent impairment, fourth edition, April 2016 |