Comcare refers to the Commonwealth worker’s compensation scheme, which provides compensation to public service employees of the federal and ACT governments, along with a few affiliated companies such as Australia Post, Telstra and TNT.
It compensates workers for any injuries or disease experienced as a result of, or exacerbated by, their work. Workers can claim payment for time off work, care services, reasonable medical expenses and non-economic loss.
At the bottom of this profile are brief details of a number of the experts that Expert Experts represents. Call our office to discuss your requirements and to obtain a recommendation that suits your needs and budget.
What Expert EvidenceExperts are often required in Comcare claims to:
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The Comcare scheme (the scheme) provides all scheme employers with an integrated safety, rehabilitation and compensation system, no matter what Australian state or territory an employer operates in or where its employees are located.
Federal government expands access to Comcare schemeOn 2 December 2013, Employment Minister Senator Eric Abetz announced the lifting of a moratorium on private corporations becoming self-insurers under the Comcare scheme which had been put in place by the Rudd Labor Government in December 2007.
Relevant Cases Comcare v Etheridge [2006] FCAFC 27Two government workers received mesothelioma following exposure to asbestos, requiring medical expert evidence at trial.
Below are short profiles of a few experts with expertise in this field. Please contact our office to discuss your specific requirements and to obtain a recommendation that suits your needs and budget. Expert Experts are experts in finding the right expert for your needs and you pay no more to use Expert Experts than if you searched and found the expert yourself.
ID11818 is a distinguished academic and management professional, with expertise in workplace harassment, bullying, mobbing, and sexual and other forms of discrimination.
Brisbane QLD
ID10070 has more than 24 years’ experience in work health and safety consulting and auditing across a variety of industries at strategic and operational levels both in Australia and overseas.
Sydney NSW
ID12308 has more than 25 years’ experience as a psychologist with specific expertise in bullying and harassment investigations, complex stress claims, risk management, and workplace conflict resolution.
Melbourne VIC
Barrister ID10700 was admitted to practice as a solicitor in 2008 and was called to the NSW Bar in 2013.
ID8109 is a human factors expert. Academically-qualified and professionally-experienced in the application of scientific principles from the behavioural / physical sciences in the investigation of injuries.
Sydney NSW
ID8109 is a registered psychologist specialising in workplace injury matters and behaviour modification. More specifically, his focus is on human behaviour in workplace environments, and how modification techniques can be used to alter the way in which workplaces function and to prevent workplace psychological injuries.
Sydney NSW
Expert ID3450 has over 25 years experience and is an expert in vehicle & structural crashworthiness, crash & incident investigations & reconstruction, human injury prevention, crash & laboratory testing, computer simulation of crashes, impacts & injury mechanisms, structural impact and stress engineering.
ID7385 is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with appointments to various public and private hospitals within Australia.
ID7385 graduated from University in 1972 with Honours and has 40 years of experience in orthopaedic surgery. ID7385’s university and hospital duties include lecturing and he is an examiner for a national medical school. He has previously held the position of Orthopaedic Department Head and executive positions on the Board of AOA.
ACT
Expert ID 1824 has over 23 years of experience working in the areas of biomechanics and injury investigation. The expert also has a highly successful 14 years of experience in providing expert witness services within a wide range of cases.
Melbourne - Victoria
Expert ID1118-2 is a highly skilled registered psychologist with 10 years experience in assessing psychological capacity in medico-legal settings.
Sydney / NSW
ID7857 is an expert in risk management consulting, with extensive qualifications and experience in the field of ergonomics. He has worked as a specialist in safety for over 15 years, including in the manufacturing, sports, and transport industries.
Melbourne, Victoria
ID11743 is a well qualified and professional clinical neuropsychologist (focusing on psychological disorders associated with conditions affecting the brain) and forensic psychologist (focusing on application of psychological ideas to the legal and criminal justice systems) with extensive experience providing expert opinion evidence.
Sydney
ID11808 is a highly qualified ergonomist, OHS and injury management consultant. They have 27 years of experience in the field and have been the director of their own company for the last 10 years providing these services.
Melbourne VIC
ID1858 is an experienced Human Factors specialist with qualifications in ergonomics and occupational therapy. ID1858 has extensive experience working with public work safety authorities to assess risks and to develop management plans.
ID7335 has over 20 years’ experience and currently works as a Human Factors and Ergonomics (HF/E) consultant advising companies on their systems of work. ID7335 has an extensive background in a number of industries, including healthcare and has frequently advised local health services advising on their safe systems of work including major project review of injuries, OHS advisory and risk management process for clinical aggression and harassment injuries.
Sydney NSW
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