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Skills Unit
PIM502-15
Personal Injury Law and Regulation
Looks at the relevant Acts that impact on workers compensation and CTP in each of the jurisdictions in Australia, and the key legal elements and compensation principles relevant to claims. Students will look at the impact of the Privacy Act, Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and work health and safety legislation on personal injury claims and also examine the role of the supervisor in a workers compensation and CTP environment.
20 CIP Points
Personal Injury Law and Regulation
AUD $1060
Life and Retirement Income
12 weeks
What you'll learn
- Define common law and the principles of tort
- Explain the role of precedent
- Describe the legal system that operates in Australia
- Differentiate between statute and regulations
- Explain how legislation/regulation are developed and applied
- Outline the hierarchy of the courts
- Identify the different regulators and their roles
- Describe the types of workers compensation and CTP schemes operating in Australia
- Define the key legal elements which affect the handling and management of personal injury claims
- Be familiar with the legal definitions of terms and concepts necessary to your work as a personal injury claims handler
- Explain the requirements necessary to apply for a self-insurance licence in all jurisdictions
- Identify the relevant Acts that apply in each of the 10 jurisdictions
- Explain the key legal elements necessary to establish a claim in your particular jurisdiction
- Compare and contrast the treatment of the key legal elements necessary to establish in order to bring a claim across each jurisdiction
- Identify the requirements for the maintenance of company records in the management of the claim
- Apply your understanding of the key legal elements to your jurisdiction
- Explain the purpose of other legislation impacting on a personal injury claim
- Apply the Privacy Act to a workers compensation claim and the maintenance of records
- Apply the Freedom of Information Act to a workers compensation claim and the maintenance of records
- Identify compliance of the Acts with the practices adopted in your own workplace
- Define the supervisory role of the team leader in the personal injury context
- Explain the role of the supervisor in ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulation in the personal injury environment
- Describe the expectations placed on supervisors and their responsibilities to the staff they supervise
- Describe the stakeholders’ expectations of the supervisor in the personal injury context
- Identify the knowledge and skills required of a supervisor in the personal injury environment
Competencies
FNSORG504 Monitor and supervise work practices to meet financial services regulatory requirements
FNSPIM509 Comply with regulatory frameworks
Online Assignment
- Pass Grade: students must be assessed as competent in all assignment questions
Online Exam
- Pass Grade: 50%
- Duration: 90min