Queensland · Independent medical examinations

DatumSpecialist Medicolegal

Independent medical examinations and expert reports for Queensland law firms, insurers and statutory schemes, prepared by AHPRA-registered specialists.

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Overview

About the practice

Datum Specialist Medicolegal is a Queensland medicolegal reporting practice providing independent medical examinations, permanent impairment assessments and expert reports to plaintiff and defendant law firms, insurers, CTP insurers, self-insurers and superannuation trustees.

The practice is structured to work across multiple specialties, with an orthopaedic surgery focus. Examinations and reports are prepared by AHPRA-registered specialists engaged to the practice's panel, each working within their own scope of registration and training.

10Target turnaround (working days)

QLDJurisdiction at inception

Services

Report types

Independent medical examination

Examination and report addressing the referrer's specific questions, including diagnosis, causation and treatment.

Permanent impairment assessment

Whole person impairment assessed under the applicable Queensland or AMA guide.

File review

Opinion prepared from the records provided, without examination, where the referral does not require one.

Supplementary report

A further opinion addressing additional records or questions arising after the original report.

Clarification letter

A short written response to a specific question on a report already delivered.

Conference or conclave

Joint conference between specialists to identify agreed and disputed matters ahead of a hearing.

Differentiators

How reports are prepared

Turnaround

Reports are scheduled to meet the referring scheme's timeframe, including the ten-working-day threshold that applies to WorkCover Queensland matters.

Report standardisation

Every report follows a consistent structure and disclosure format, applied across the panel regardless of which specialist prepares it.

Records verification

Every source record and prior report referenced in an opinion is checked against the material provided before the specialist relies on it.

Referrers

Who the practice works with

Plaintiff law firmsDefendant law firmsInsurers CTP insurersSelf-insurersSuperannuation trustees

Referring a matter

Referring a matter to Datum

Referrals are confirmed following a conflict check, typically within one business day of receipt.

Target turnaround

10 working days

From examination to report delivery.

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About

A panel model

The practice is built around a panel of independently registered specialists, each responsible for their own opinions.