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Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

Approved form for application for initial approval of a person as a rehabilitation program provider

I, Susan Weston, Chief Executive Officer Comcare, acting pursuant to section 34S of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the Act):

    1. revoke the instrument Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 – Section 34S –Approval of Form of Application for Approval as a Workplace Rehabilitation Provider, dated 5 November 2015 and registered as instrument F2015L01774 on the Federal Register of Legislation; and

    2. approve the attached Application for Initial Approval of a Person as a Rehabilitation Program Provider as the approved form for the purposes of paragraph 34C(1)(a) of the Act

    This instrument takes effect on 1 January 2020.

    Susan Weston, Chief Executive Officer Comcare

    Dated:  5 September 2019

Attachment: Approved form Application for Initial Approval as a Rehabilitation Program Provider

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APPLICATION FOR INITIAL APPROVAL
AS A REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROVIDER

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

Under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the Act), Comcare can both:

      * initially approve a person to be a rehabilitation program provider[1], and
      * renew that person's approval to be a rehabilitation program provider.

This form is to be used by a person applying for initial approval as a rehabilitation program provider.

Comcare has made three legislative instruments important to any person seeking approval as a rehabilitation program provider. These are:

      * The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (Criteria for Approval and Renewal of Rehabilitation Program Providers) Determination 2020 (the Criteria)
      * The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (Operational Standards for Rehabilitation Program Providers) Determination 2020 (the Operational Standards) -– commencing on 1 July 2020
      * There is also the Criteria and Operational Standards for Workplace Rehabilitation provider 2015 (Criteria and Operational standards 2015). This instrument will be entirely repealed on 1 July 2020. The operations standards in Division 2 of Part 1 of the 2015 instrument is only relevant to a person making an application before 1 July 2020.

These instruments are available on the Comcare website. They are also available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au).

The Criteria sets out the matters that a person must meet in order to become approved as a rehabilitation program provider. The Operational Standards sets out the matters that a person must comply with while they are approved to be a rehabilitation program provider.

A person seeking approval to provide rehabilitation services must ensure that their application contains sufficient information to allow Comcare to appropriately assess the application and that it is accompanied by the required fee (as prescribed by the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 2019 Part 3).

If an application is complete and accompanied by