Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation (Scales of Fees) Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2004 (WA)

Ei GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4 January 2005

WORKCOVER

WC301*

Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 1981

Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation

(Scales of Fees) Amendment Regulations

(No. 3) 2004

Made by the Governor in Executive Council, on the recommendation of the Commission, under section 176(1a).

29 October 2004.]

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Workers' Compensation and
Rehabilitation (Scales of Fees) Amendment Regulations (No. 3)
2004.

2.            The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Workers'
Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulations 1982*.

[* Reprinted as at 24 May 2002.

For amendments to 13 December 2004 see Western Australian Legislation Information Tables for 2003, Table 4, p. 451, and Gazette 9 January, 19 March and

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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 -

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(2) In Schedule 2 Part 2 —

"metropolitan area" means the area within a radius of

50 kilometres from the General Post Office at

Perth.

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4.            Regulation 6 amended

Regulation 6 is amended by deleting "$154.35" and inserting instead -

" $159.20 ".

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
147.7()	152.30

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Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
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
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

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Column 1 Column 2

Delete	Insert instead
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
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

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Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
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 -
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$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.

Table

Column I	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

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Column 1 Column 2

Delete	Insert instead
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
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

1232.05 1270.60

109.50	112.95
166.45	171.65
166.45	171.65
284.75	293.65
83.25	85.85
124.85	128.75

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Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
124.85	128.75
273.80	282.35
416.20	429.25
481.85	496.95
815.85	841.40
1620.80	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
1002.00	1033.35
$138.00	$142.30
$83.25	$85.85

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

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

(a) by deleting item 14 and inserting instead -

14.	Travel, within metropolitan	31.35 perjourney
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 I	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)
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

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Column 1	Column 2
Delete	Insert instead
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.

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 the Workers' Compensation and

Rehabilitation Commission on the ...........day of

........2004.

The common seal of the	)
Workers' Compensation and	) LS
Rehabilitation Commission	)
B. BRADLEY.

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.