Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation (Scales of Fees) Amendment Regulations 2005 (WA)

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WC302*

Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981

Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation

(Scales of Fees) Amendment Regulations

2005

Made by the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor in section 176(1a).

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Workers’ Compensation and
Rehabilitation (Scales of Fees) Amendment Regulations 2005.

2.             The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Workers’
Compensation and Rehabilitation (Scales of Fees)
Regulations 1998*.

[* Reprinted as at 24 May 2002.

For amendments to 6 January 2005 see Western Australian
Legislation Information Tables for 2003, Table 4, p. 451, and
Gazette 9 January, 19 March and 29 October 2004.]

3.             Regulation 3 amended

(1)	Regulation 3 is amended by inserting before “Under” the subregulation designation “(1)”.
(2)	At the end of regulation 3 the following subregulation is inserted —

“

(2) In Schedule 2 Part 2 —
“metropolitan area” means the area within a radius of

50 kilometres from the General Post Office at

Perth.

”.

4.             Regulation 6 amended

Regulation 6 is amended by deleting “$154.35” and inserting instead —

“ $159.20 ”.

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5.             Regulation 7A amended

Regulation 7A is amended by deleting “$48.85” and inserting instead —

“ $50.40 ”.

6.             Regulation 8 amended

Regulation 8 is amended by deleting “$115.25” and inserting instead —

“ $118.85 ”.

7.             Schedule 1 amended

(1) Schedule 1 Part 1 is amended in the item headed “GENERAL
PRACTITIONER” by deleting each of the amounts shown in
column 1 of the Table to this subregulation, which amounts are
shown in the order in which they occur in that Part, and
inserting instead the amount shown opposite it in column 2.

Table

Column 1 Column 2

Delete	Insert instead
48.00	49.50
87.70	90.45
134.75	138.95
28.60	29.50
37.40	38.55
72.00	74.25
108.90	112.30
147.70	152.30
36.00	37.15
72.00	74.25
131.10	135.20
203.10	209.45
57.00	58.80
61.85	63.80
96.00	99.00
131.10	135.20
60.00	61.90
82.15	84.70
121.85	125.65
169.85	175.15
72.00	74.25
107.10	110.45
164.30	169.45
240.00	247.50
16.05	16.55
20.05	20.70

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Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
41.95	43.25
62.90	64.85
180.55	186.20
3.20	3.30

(2) Schedule 1 Part 1 is amended in the item headed
“PHYSICIANS, OCCUPATIONAL & REHABILITATION
PHYSICIANS” by deleting each of the amounts shown in
column 1 of the Table to this subregulation, which amounts are
shown in the order in which they occur in that Part, and
inserting instead the amount shown opposite it in column 2.

Table

Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
182.25	187.95
91.20	94.05
218.25	225.10
125.95	129.90
182.25	187.95
91.20	94.05
218.25	225.10
125.95	129.90
182.25	191.05
91.20	94.05
218.25	225.10
125.95	129.90
23.85	24.60
29.50	30.40
61.65	63.60
93.15	96.05
267.65	276.05
3.20	3.30

(3) Schedule 1 Part 1 is amended in the item headed
“CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRISTS” by deleting each of the
amounts shown in column 1 of the Table to this subregulation,
which amounts are shown in the order in which they occur in
that Part, and inserting instead the amount shown opposite it in
column 2.

Table

Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
53.50	55.15
106.65	110.00
159.75	164.75

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Column 1 Column 2

Delete	Insert instead
213.75	220.45
241.90	249.45
269.95	278.40
87.80	90.55
141.75	146.20
193.50	199.55
247.50	255.25
298.15	307.50
70.90	73.10
154.85	159.70
267.65	276.05
3.20	3.30

(4) Schedule 1 Part 1 is amended in the item headed
“SPECIALISTS” by deleting each of the amounts shown in
column 1 of the Table to this subregulation, which amounts are
shown in the order in which they occur in that Part, and
inserting instead the amount shown opposite it in column 2.

Table

Column 1 Column 2

Delete	Insert instead
103.60	106.85
54.05	55.75
139.70	144.05
89.00	91.80
103.60	106.85
54.05	55.75
139.50	143.85
88.85	91.65
23.85	24.60
29.50	30.40
61.65	63.60
93.15	96.05
267.65	276.05
3.20	3.30

(5)	Schedule 1 Part 1 is amended in the item headed “ANAESTHETISTS” by deleting “$33.10” and inserting instead —
“ $34.15 ”.
(6)	Schedule 1 Part 2 is amended by deleting each of the amounts shown in column 1 of the Table to this subregulation, which amounts are shown in the order in which they occur in that Part, and inserting instead the amount shown opposite it in column 2.

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Table

Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
40.00	41.25
113.90	117.45
69.00	71.15
241.00	248.55
113.90	117.45
53.15	54.80
214.70	221.40
284.75	293.65
92.00	94.90
122.70	126.55
76.70	79.10
90.95	93.80
184.05	189.80
102.35	105.55
366.95	378.45
181.80	187.50
122.70	126.55
164.30	169.45
138.00	142.30
184.05	189.80
214.70	221.40
284.75	293.65
76.70	79.10
101.85	105.05
33.40	34.45
148.95	153.60
416.20	429.25
107.35	110.70
107.35	110.70
109.50	112.95
138.00	142.30
159.95	164.95
184.05	189.80
230.00	237.20
208.10	214.60
235.45	242.80
273.80	282.35
344.95	355.75
273.80	282.35
323.05	333.15
366.95	378.45
460.00	474.40

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Column 1 Column 2

Delete	Insert instead
273.80	282.35
323.05	333.15
366.95	378.45
460.00	474.40
613.30	632.50
273.80	282.35
383.30	395.30
153.35	158.15
306.65	316.25
613.30	632.50
460.00	474.40
613.30	632.50
70.15	72.35
553.10	570.40
733.75	756.70
919.95	948.75

1 232.05 1 270.60

109.50	112.95
166.45	171.65
166.45	171.65
284.75	293.65
83.25	85.85
124.85	128.75
124.85	128.75
273.80	282.35
416.20	429.25
481.85	496.95
815.85	841.40

1 620.80 1 671.55

219.00	225.85
328.55	338.85
443.55	457.45
553.10	570.40
662.60	683.35
258.50	266.60
481.85	496.95
416.20	429.25
711.85	734.15

1 002.00	1 033.35
$138.00	$142.30

$83.25 $85.85

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8.             Schedule 2 amended

(1) Schedule 2 Part 1 is amended by deleting each of the amounts
shown in column 1 of the Table to this subregulation, which
amounts are shown in the order in which they occur in that Part,
and inserting instead the amount shown opposite it in column 2.

Table

Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
53.50	55.15
42.95	44.30
54.30	56.00
72.30	74.55
13.25	13.65
121.55	125.35
53.50	55.15
0.62	0.64

(2) Schedule 2 Part 2 is amended as follows:

(a) by deleting item 14 and inserting instead —

“

14.	Travel, within metropolitan	31.35 per journey
area	to a venue (If a physiotherapist consults with more than one worker before leaving a venue,

the fee for the journey to the venue is to be apportioned

equally between

the workers.)

”.

(b) by deleting the amounts and words shown in column 1 of the Table to this subregulation, which amounts and words are shown in the order in which they occur in that

Part, and inserting instead the amount, and words if any, shown opposite in column 2.

Table

Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
$117.50	$125.75 per

maximum amount hour, total fee

chargeable per	not to exceed
session (for a	$251.50
session of one hour or more)

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Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
51.70	55.35
41.50	44.45
41.50	44.45

(c) after item 14 by deleting the italicised text beginning with “[Notes:” and ending with “program.]”.

9.             Schedule 3 amended

Schedule 3 is amended by deleting each of the amounts shown in column 1 of the Table to this subregulation, which amounts are shown in the order in which they occur and inserting instead

the amount shown opposite it in column 2.

Table

Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
42.30	43.60
35.30	36.40
84.00	86.65
126.10	130.05
0.60	0.62

10.           Schedule 4 amended

Schedule 4 is amended by deleting each of the amounts shown in column 1 of the Table to this subregulation, which amounts are shown in the order in which they occur and inserting instead

the amount shown opposite it in column 2.

Table

Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
18.30	18.85
36.60	37.75
60.30	62.20
90.45	93.30
120.60	124.35
39.60	40.85

11.           Schedule 5 amended

Schedule 5 is amended by deleting each of the amounts shown in column 1 of the Table to this subregulation, which amounts are shown in the order in which they occur and inserting instead

the amount shown opposite it in column 2.

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Table

Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
111.40	114.90
144.40	148.90
48.70	50.20
63.10	65.10
85.25	87.90

Recommended by WorkCover WA on the 9th day of November

2004.

The common seal of	)
) LS
WorkerCover WA	)

ANTHONY COOKE. MARIA KAKULAS.

By Command of the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor,

ROD SPENCER, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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