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General processing abbreviations and acronyms

Table 1: this table contains standard abbreviations and acronyms used in Centrelink Compensation Recovery

Abbreviation	Description
ART	Administrative Review Tribunal
ADV	Advance Payment
AOC	Arrears and other Costs
CAP	Compensation Affected Payment
CARS	Claims Assessment and Resolution Services
CHG	Charge
COD	Certificate of Determination
CLS	Common Law Settlement
CMS	Compensation Management System
CRO	Compensation Recovery Officer
CRT	Compensation Recovery Team
CTP	Compulsory Third Party (Motor Vehicle Claim)
CVS	Corona Virus Supplement
CWE	Current Weekly Earnings
DDN	Direct Deductions
DDB	Dust Disease Board
DEF	Defendant
DOB	Date of Birth
DOI	Date of Injury / Incident
DLP	Date last paid periodic compensation payments
DSS	Department of Social Services
DTF	Desktop Fax
DVA	Department of Veteran Affairs
EFT	Electronic Funds Transfer
FOI	Freedom of Information
GLO	Global Economic Loss Lump Sum Settlement
FGRA	Future Gratuitous Services
FLOE	Future Loss of Earnings
FPP	Future Preclusion Period
JUD	Judgement
IB	Impairment Benefit
ICWA	Insurance Commission of Western Australia
IMP	Impairment Payment
IMR	Income Maintenance Rate
INC	Income
INT	Interest
IP	Impairment Payment
ISP	Income Support Payment
LIC	Low Income Health Care Card (LIC)
LOE	Loss of Earnings
LOEC	Loss of Earnings Capacity
LOAM	Loss of Amenities
LSPP	Lump Sum Preclusion Period
MED	Medical payments
MOA	Memorandum of Agreement
MOC	Medicals only claim
MOD C	Compensation and Damages Form
MVA	Motor Vehicle Accident
MAC	Motor Accidents Claim
NEL	Non-Economic Loss lump sum settlement
NWE	Notional Weekly Earnings
PGRA	Post Gratuitous Services
PI	Permanent Impairment
PIAWE	Pre-Injury Average Weekly Earnings
P/L	Public Liability
PLEC	Past Loss of Earnings
PLOE	Partial Loss of Earnings
RED	Redemption
REHAB	Rehabilitation payments
ROC	Redemption and Other Costs
RPCP	Repaid Periodic Compensation Payments
RTWSA	Return to Work South Australia
SET	Settlement
SF030	Notice to Prepare Refund Account
SME	Subject Matter Expert
SO	Service Officer
SOL	Solicitor
SS Act	Social Security Act 1991
SS Guide	Guide to Social Security Law
SS445	Compensation Advice of Periodic Payments Form
SS446	Compensation Advice of Lump Sum Payments Form
SS484	Compensation Recovery Statement of Financial Circumstances Form
SS485	Compensation Personal Sickness & Accident Claim Form
TAC	Transport Accident Commission
TOS	Terms of Settlement
VWA	Victorian WorkCover Authority
WCQ	WorkCover Queensland

Compensation Terminology – A to K Index

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Compensation Terminology – A to K Terms

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Term	Description
Centrelink Compensation Recovery	A program delivered by Services Australia on behalf of the government, to recover Centrelink income support payments paid to an injured person in relation to an injury/illness where they have been awarded compensation. It is a principle of the social security system that people who are unable to work because of a compensable injury should not receive income support from both the social security system and compensation systems for the same period.
Claimant	The person seeking compensation (plaintiff).
Compensable event	The date of the compensable event is the later of the: date of incident date of diagnosis date the loss of earnings or wages commenced
Compensation affected payment	A social security payment that can be affected by the receipt of, a lump sum compensation payment and/or periodic compensation payments. Compensation affects most Centrelink income support payments.
Compensation assessed as direct deduction	Applies where the compensation recipient was not receiving income support at the date of the compensable event, compensation is assessed as direct deduction.
Compensation assessed as income	An income test concession applies where the compensation recipient was receiving income support at the time of the compensable event, compensation is treated as income.
Compensation clearance	The CRT will investigate the customer’s compensation claim and determine if any action is to be taken, and advise Service Officers on the payability of a customer’s CAP.
Compensation divisor	The compensation part is divided by the income cut-out amount for a single rate of pension applying at the date of the settlement.
Compensation management system	The database system used by the agency to manage Centrelink compensation recovery cases, including to register a case, enter details of relevant parties and action periodic and lump sum payments.
Compensation payer	The person who is liable to make a payment of compensation
Compensation part	In ALL cases where: the lump sum payment is received as SETTLEMENT of a claim, including as a consent judgement, as an interim payment, or a redemption of periodic payments, AND all or part of the payment is for: lost earnings, OR lost capacity to earn then 50% or half the lump sum payment is deemed the compensation part In ALL cases where a compensation claim finalised after a contested hearing by a court, tribunal or arbitrator, can be known as a judgment, the specific amounts awarded for economic loss, including the arrears or advance of the periodic compensation payments, are taken to be the compensation part of the lump sum payment and the 50% rule does not apply.
Compensation recovery charge	A compensation recovery charge is the legally recoverable amount (debt) raised to the compensation payer or to the customer, when a customer receives a lump sum payment or periodic arrears of compensation payments, for the same period income support payments have been paid to a customer and/or partner.
Deed of release	Deed of release provides the terms of settlement, the amount and any other payment components, or deductions from the settlement. The deed of release must contain at least one signature either physical or electronic from the Defendant Solicitor or compensation payer and Plaintiff Solicitor or customer.
Defendant	The compensation payer or liable party.
Direct deduction	Periodic compensation is assessed as a dollar for dollar rate reduction against the CAP rate otherwise payable.
Economic loss	The portion (or component) of a compensation settlement for the claimant's loss of earnings or lost capacity to earn.
Ex-gratia payment	A payment that is made without the liability being established or admitted and treated as other compensatory in nature lump sums.
Global settlement	Means lump sum settlement.
Gradual return to work	When the customer is on a gradual return to work and is in receipt of both earned income (wages) and partial compensation payments.
Gratuitous care	If someone provides care for a person who has a compensation claim, this can be added to that claim (settlement).
Gross lump sum settlement amount	To calculate the gross lump sum settlement amount add ALL these payments together: the lump sum settlement amount total amount of previously paid weekly compensation payments including GST and Tax all medical, hospital and rehabilitation costs legal costs (known at the time of settlement) advance payments impairment payments pain and suffering payment The only allowable deduction before applying the 50% rule is the gross weekly compensation that has been paid.
Income text concession	Applies where the compensation recipient was receiving income support at the time of the compensable event, compensation is treated as income.
Injured person	The individual who has suffered an injury or illness.
Incident/Injury	Injury, illness or disease relating to a compensation claim.
Implied authority	Solicitor acting on behalf of the injured worker.
Judgement	A ruling or judgement by a judge or tribunal after a contested hearing in finalisation of a compensation claim.

Compensation Terminology – L to Z Index

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