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Incapacity payments are economic loss compensation payments due to the inability (or reduced ability) to work, because of a service injury or disease. The SRCA and MRCA provide this compensation as regular payments calculated on a weekly basis and paid fortnightly.
Section 40 of the SRCA (in conjunction with subsection 146(3)) and sections 60 – 62 of the MRCA, place an onus on the Rehabilitation Authority to assist a person who is incapacitated as a result of a service injury or disease to find suitable employment. Suitable employment or suitable work is defined in this manual in
Work Trials are used to achieve a return to work for clients who are not able to return to their original workplace.
A large proportion of DVA clients are ex ADF members who have been medically discharged, and therefore unable to continue their role within the ADF.
A work trial is a valuable opportunity for a person participating in a rehabilitation program to:
A worksite assessment forms the basis for a safe return to work by assessing the suitability of work duties and to gain a better understanding of the nature of the client's work. It assesses the physical, psychosocial, cognitive and communication demands of the job.
A functional capacity evaluation (FCE) may be useful where a client's treating Doctor is unable to provide clear and specific return to work medical guidelines. An FCE may also be indicated where a client reports difficulties with work tasks that are inconsistent with the current return to work medical guidance.
The Congruence Personality Scale Form 1 (CPS-1) is an example of a personality test used to facilitate career decision-making.
The CPS-1 assesses how a person prefers to relate to others, how people react to pressure, how dependable they are in performing tasks, how they approach problem solving and how they behave in a group.
It is designed to assess the following personality traits:
The Congruence Occupational Reading Test (CORT) is one type of aptitude test used to assess the reading ability of individuals in relation to work reading demands at different levels.
The specific skills assessed by CORT include:
In the development of a rehabilitation plan, a rehabilitation service provider may recommend the use of an employment placement agency to assist a client to secure an appropriate and sustainable employment outcome.
A number of rehabilitation service provider organisations employ their own job placement specialists.
Veterans undertaking a DVA rehabilitation program and in receipt of DVA incapacity payments, may be further supported to obtain secure and sustainable employment by incentive payments to an eligible employer.
Legislative authority is contained in the following Acts:
What is a vocational assessment?
A vocational assessment is an objective evaluation of an individual's skills, capacity, employment experiences and vocational goals, to inform recommendations about sustainable and suitable job options. More information regarding suitable work can be found in section 9.2 of this library.
Information to inform a vocational assessment should include, but not be limited to, the following tools and activities:
