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Contact Officer
Phone Number
<Mr/Ms/Mrs Employee Full Name>
<Address>
<SUBURB> QLD <Postcode>
Dear <Mr/Ms/Mrs Surname>
The Department of Education and Training has been considering the effect that your illness/disability has been having upon your ability to fulfil your duties as a <insert position title>.
A medical report from <Insert name of Part 7 doctor> has now been obtained pursuant to Chapter 5, Part 7 of the Public Service Act 2008. This report indicates that <insert summary of sections of the report that support IHR>.
In addition to the above medical report, the Department holds <insert details of other documents held by the Department which support the employee's IHR. This will need to identify the document and then provide a summary of the information contained in the document that supports the employee's IHR>.
Please find attached copies of the abovementioned documents OR these documents have previously been provided to you.
OR
Pursuant to section 177(5) of the Public Service Act 2008 the abovementioned documents will be provided to you via a doctor of your choosing. Please provide in writing the name and address of the doctor you wish these documents to be sent to. (Delete which doesn’t apply)
Based on my review of the documents outlined above, I propose that you should be ill health retired pursuant to section 178 of the Public Service Act 2008. My reasons for this are due to the nature and extent of your illness/disability and <insert reasons, including reasons why transfer or medical deployment are not reasonably practicable>
In accordance with the principles of natural justice, no decision will be made, until you have had the opportunity to formally respond. Accordingly, you are invited to make written submissions as to why I should not proceed with the proposals outlined above. The address for correspondence is:
A/Director
Organisational Safety and Wellbeing Unit
PO Box 15033
CITY EAST QLD 4002
I will not make my final decision on the above until I receive your response. However, if no response has been received from you within 14 days of the date of this letter, then I will proceed to make my decision based on the information presently in my possession.
The Department of Education and Training has a duty of care to ensure the health and safety of employees, students and others under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. As the Department currently holds a medical report that indicates that you are permanently unable to perform the duties of a <Insert position title> due to a medical condition, the Department will be placing a notice onto your computerised employment records within the Department.
This notice is called a Notice of Further Consideration (Health Reasons). This notice will require that appropriate investigations occur prior to any potential re-employment with the Department of Education and Training in the future. This is to ensure that the Department will not be placing the health, safety or wellbeing of yourself or anyone else in the workplace at risk should you be re-employed.
I wish to remind you that the Employee Assistance Service is available to all departmental employees. The service is a confidential counselling and support service. Should you wish to access this service, please do not hesitate to contact <the Employee Advisor within your Region> OR <Davidson Trahaire Corpsych on 1300 360 364>.
If you have any queries or wish to discuss this further, please contact <Insert Contact Name & Position> on telephone <Insert Ph Number>.
Yours sincerely
<Insert Name>
A/Director
Organisational Safety and Wellbeing
Ref: 13/xxxxxx
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