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Employers incl RTW Coordinators are not allowed to attend doctors appointments

By on April 26, 2013 in Employment, FOI, Return to work, suitable employment

aworkcovervictimsdiary received a shocking email from an injured worker last night, whose employer (a large public hospital) insisted that the injured worker’s “return to work coordinator” be allowed to attend the injured worker’s medical appointment with his specialist orthopedic surgeon, in order “to clarify” the injured worker’s “current fitness for work” status with the surgeon! [...]

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Medical assessments and bosses – injured workers rights

By on March 2, 2013 in Articles & Research, FOI, Legislation, Medical Exam (IME)

Earlier today, Monty posted a comment asking if his employer can obtain his full doctors reports from IME or from all the independent doctors he has visited in past months.They apparently told him that they got all the reports. Monty was thinking about privacy laws and acts… and so are we! So we went on [...]

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Workcover SA and Gov refuse to release FOI on former workcover SA boss

By on November 27, 2012 in FOI, WorkCover SA, WTF

THE State Government and WorkCover have refused to release details of a letter raising concerns about the conduct of former WorkCover chief executive Rob Thomson, who quit suddenly in September.   Freedom of Information requests over former WorkCover chief executive Rob Thomson stonewalled by: Cameron England From: adelaidenow THE State Government and WorkCover have refused [...]

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WorkCover NSW Privacy Breach matter

By on November 9, 2012 in FOI, Fraud & Abuse, WorkCover NSW

aworkcovervictimsdiary.com has previously covered the issue of the NSW Government using biased and unrepresentative claimant information as part of its campaign to reform the NSW WorkCover Scheme. We are in receipt of the following wonderful submission made by an injured worker to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal. The documents were submitted this week. The matter is [...]

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Freight industry causes 300 truckie deaths per year but companies dare requesting to investigate drivers records?

By on October 20, 2012 in FOI, OH&S, Unions, WTF

An “ongoing crisis” in the industry was causing on average 330 truckie deaths every year, Mr Sheldon said. Companies such as Coles require that drivers exceed safe driving limits. Industry, I’m sure Coles included, dare requesting to investigate their drivers records!?!? Blame the injured or dead truckie for forcing them to speed, carry overweight loads [...]

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Bosses are intruding on workcover doctor’s visits

By on September 26, 2012 in Employment, FOI, WorkCover, WTF

BOSSES are increasingly attending doctor appointments with sick employees – and in some cases trying to alter their medical certificates to get them back to work sooner, unions say. Bosses are intruding on workcover doctor’s visits The trend, observed by the ACTU, raises unions’ fears that the privacy of ill workers is being eroded. ACTU [...]

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NSW Gov Freedom of information charges extraordinary

By on August 8, 2012 in Corruption, FOI, Politics, WorkCover NSW, WTF

The NSW Government has been accused of trying to silence the Opposition by charging large fees for freedom of information requests, reports ABC News. NSW Govt FOI charges ‘extraordinary’ When Labor Upper House MP Walt Secord sought documents about the decision to downsize Grafton jail he was told it would cost $1000. Corrective Services then [...]

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Freedom of information: FOI Act or ACA – an antagonising letter from Xchanging

By on January 13, 2012 in FOI, Resources, Tips & Tricks, WTF, Xchanging

A few days ago I received an extremely antagonising letter from Xchanging regarding a request I had made for a copy of a medical report. I mean considering that I have been dealing with Xchanging and the same morons for over seven (7) years, and frequently request copies of my medical documents under the Freedom [...]

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Obtaining a copy of your Psychiatry IME report

By on October 6, 2011 in FOI, Medical Exam (IME), Psych, Resources, Tips & Tricks, WTF

My workcover case manager refuses to provide me with a copy of a psychiatric independent assessment (IME). She states that it is ‘their policy not to release psychiatric IME’s as the content of the report may be too sensitive“. Yeah, right… How am I supposed to know if I agree with the contents of the [...]

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Requesting copies of your documents under the freedom of information act

By on September 4, 2011 in FOI, Legislation, Resources

You can request (and are entitled to) a copy of  your file and doctors reports  and even your surveillance videos- simply write a  Freedom Of Information letter , make a copy and sent it to the insurer. Freedom Of Information Letter sample Example letter 1 to request copies of workcover documents: To Whom It May [...]

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