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Section B – Details of Disability1. Outline the cause of your disablement <strong>and</strong> or reason <strong>for</strong> ceasing work.Injury IllnessProvide details of how <strong>and</strong> when the injury or illness first occurred <strong>and</strong> progressed2. What is the medical condition(s) restricting your capacity to work3. Date of injury or first symptoms of condition/ /4. Date of diagnosis of your condition/ /5. Date you first sought treatment <strong>for</strong> your injury or condition from a health practitioner/ /6. Who is currently managing your care <strong>and</strong> how often do you attend?Health practitioner’snameSpecialty Date of first visit Date of last visit Address<strong>and</strong> phone number/ / / // / / // / / /Frequency of attendance(e.g. weekly <strong>for</strong>tnightly)7. Provide the following details of medical practitioners that you have attended <strong>for</strong> treatment of your current conditions but no longer attend.Name Speciality Date of first visit Date of last visit Address <strong>and</strong> phone number/ / / // / / // / / /8. Give the details of your planned attendances <strong>for</strong> assessments, procedures or any other treatment of your condition.Name Speciality Date of visit Address <strong>and</strong> phone number/ // // /9. Provide the details of any other health practitioners (physiotherapist, chiropractor, psychologist, alternative providers’ etc) you haveattended <strong>for</strong> your current conditions but no longer attend.Name Speciality Date of first visit Date of last visit Address <strong>and</strong> phone number/ / / // / / // / / /10. Outline below all procedures (e.g. surgery), including day stay procedures, undertaken to date or expected to take place.Procedure details Dates of hospitalisation Hospital/facility attended/ / to / // / to / // / to / // / to / /005-266 010613Page 2 of 7


Section B – Details of Medical Condition (continued)11. Provide details of all medication prescribed to you in relation to your injury or illness, including any that you have ceased.Name of medication Dosage Date commenced medicationDate ceased medication(if applicable)/ / / // / / // / / /12. <strong>First</strong> date you were unable to per<strong>for</strong>m your usual occupation/ /13. What date were you physically unable to attend work in any capacity?/ /14. Have you been able to return to work in any capacity since the date you ceased work?No Yes If ‘yes’, please provide further details.Date returned from Date to Part-time or Full-time/ / / // / / // / / /15. Have you undertaken or participated in any <strong>for</strong>mal rehabilitation or a return to work plan?No Yes If ‘yes’, please provide further details including providers’ details <strong>and</strong> dates of attendance.16. Indicate if any of the following have occurred:Termination of employment ResignationProvide further details including dates <strong>and</strong> reasons.RedundancySection C – Employment <strong>and</strong> Occupation Details1. What was your occupation immediately prior to ceasing work due to your condition(s)?Job title/position Industry Employment address (suburb only)2. Employer contact detailsAddress Phone number Contact person3. What date did you commence with your current employer?/ /4. Was your occupation permanent full-time, permanent part-time or casual?Full time (hours per week) Part-time (hours per week) Casual (Hours per week)5. How far from home was your place of employmentkm6. How did you normally travel to <strong>and</strong> from work?005-266 010613Page 3 of 7


Section C – Employment <strong>and</strong> Occupation Details (continued)7. Are any income producing duties per<strong>for</strong>med at home?No Yes If ‘yes’, please provide details, including amount of hours worked at home <strong>and</strong> duties per<strong>for</strong>med.8. Were you employed in a supervisory role?No Yes If ‘yes’, how many people did you supervise?9. Comment on the activities relevant to your usual position prior to onset of illness or injury <strong>and</strong> comment on your current capability.ActivityDid you per<strong>for</strong>m thisactivity? Yes or No% of time spent dailyExample: Lifting > 20 kg Yes 10% NoWalking on even groundWalking on uneven groundClimbing StairsSittingSt<strong>and</strong>ingComputer workCustomer ServiceKneelingBendingClimbing/Working at heightsDrivingLifting < 9 kgLifting 9 kg – 20 kgLifting > 20 kgCarrying < 9 kgCarrying 9 kg – 20 kgCarrying > 20 kgReaching (above shoulder)Reaching (below shoulder)Are you currently ableto do this? Yes or NoPlease comment on any other activities you may per<strong>for</strong>m in the course of your normal daily duties. Alsoindicate which of these you are currently unable to complete or per<strong>for</strong>m.10. Has there been a significant change in your job role, duties <strong>and</strong>/or hours during the course of your employment?No Yes If ‘yes’, please outline these changes including dates <strong>and</strong> reasons.005-266 010613Page 4 of 7


Section C – Employment <strong>and</strong> Occupation Details (continued)11. Provide a full employment history including occupations, names of employers, full duties <strong>and</strong> dates employed.Alternatively, please attach your Resume showing these details.EmployerOccupation/Main dutiesPeriod of employmentFromToReason <strong>for</strong> leaving/ / / // / / // / / // / / // / / /12. Provide details of all your qualifications, valid licences <strong>and</strong> memberships of any professional bodies <strong>and</strong> are they current.Again alternatively, please attach copies showing these details.13. Are you currently undertaking any further study or education?No Yes If ‘yes’, please provide further details.Section D – Self Employed1. Are you or have you ever been self-employed <strong>and</strong>/or owned a business, company or worked <strong>for</strong> a family business?No Yes If ‘yes’, complete the below:Type of business <strong>First</strong> traded from Last traded to ABN/ / / // / / /2. If you are a director, owner, or have any other relationship in this, or any other business, please outline your gross annual incomebe<strong>for</strong>e tax <strong>for</strong> the past 12 months.a. Gross income from occupation per annum $b. Business expenses. $c. Any Income from other sources. $Please be advised we may require further in<strong>for</strong>mation from you, including but not limited to, Business Activity Statements,Company Tax Returns, Individual Tax Returns etc.005-266 010613Page 5 of 7


Section E – Additional In<strong>for</strong>mation1. Please outline any interests or hobbies you have outside of your employment, including details of any sporting or recreational clubsyou are a member of.2. At the time of becoming incapacitated were you on maternity leave, paternity leave, carers leave, career break, study leave, holiday,unemployment or any other <strong>for</strong>m of paid or unpaid leave?No Yes If ‘yes’, please provide further details below including when you were to return to work.3. Are you receiving or do you expect to receive any income or benefits from any of these sources whilst you are disabled?a. Workers Compensation No Yes e. Redundancy payout No Yesb. Motor Accident Compensation No Yes f. Department of Veteran Affairs No Yesc. Your superannuation fund No Yes g. <strong>Benefit</strong>s from any other life insurer No Yesd. Centrelink No Yes h. Any other source (please specify)If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of the above please provide further details below:Provider Reference number Gross amount Period from To$ / / / /$ / / / /$ / / / /$ / / / /Please ensure that you have carefully considered each question <strong>and</strong> fully completed this claim <strong>for</strong>m. Incomplete claim <strong>for</strong>msmay result in delays of assessing <strong>and</strong> managing your claim.Please use the following checklist to ensure you have attached the required documents, where relevant:Certified copy of your driver’s licence or passportCertified colour photograph of youCopy of your resume (where relevant)Hospital discharge summary (where relevant <strong>and</strong> accessible)X-ray, MRI, CT scan reports (where relevant <strong>and</strong> accessible)Pathology reports (where relevant <strong>and</strong> accessible)If you ceased work more than 12 months ago please provide tax returns including PAYG summaries, Personal Tax returnscovering this period, copies of letters <strong>and</strong> details of any insurance benefits you may be claiming (including Centrelink, WorkersCompensation etc)Please feel free to provide any other in<strong>for</strong>mation that you feel would be beneficial to the assessment of your claim. Please enclose anextra sheet if you need more space to write.Form continued next page005-266 010613Page 6 of 7


Section F – Privacy of Your Personal In<strong>for</strong>mationHow we h<strong>and</strong>le your personal in<strong>for</strong>mation.Personal in<strong>for</strong>mation is in<strong>for</strong>mation or opinion that allows others to identify you. It includes your name, age, gender, contact details aswell as your health <strong>and</strong> financial in<strong>for</strong>mation. CommInsure is part of the Commonwealth Bank Group.We will act to protect your personal in<strong>for</strong>mation in accordance with the National Privacy Principles or an industry privacy code.The Group is a collection of related organisations that provide banking, finance, insurance, funds management, financial planning <strong>and</strong>advice, superannuation, stockbroking <strong>and</strong> other services.The protection of your personal in<strong>for</strong>mation is a vital part of our service. It is supported by our long experience of keeping personalin<strong>for</strong>mation confidential.We collect personal in<strong>for</strong>mation to provide you with the products <strong>and</strong> services you request <strong>and</strong> the law may also require us to collectpersonal in<strong>for</strong>mation. We will tell you who collects the personal in<strong>for</strong>mation; advise you of their contact details, your right of access to thatin<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>and</strong> what will happen if you choose not to provide the in<strong>for</strong>mation.Personal in<strong>for</strong>mation may be used <strong>and</strong> disclosed within the Group to administer our products <strong>and</strong> services, as well as <strong>for</strong> prudential<strong>and</strong> risk management purposes. We also use the in<strong>for</strong>mation we hold to help detect <strong>and</strong> prevent illegal activity. We co-operate with police<strong>and</strong> other en<strong>for</strong>cement bodies as required or allowed by law.We disclose relevant personal in<strong>for</strong>mation to external organisations that help us provide services. These organisations are bound byconfidentiality arrangements. They may include overseas organisations.You can seek access to the personal in<strong>for</strong>mation we hold about you. If the in<strong>for</strong>mation we hold about you is inaccurate, incomplete oroutdated, please in<strong>for</strong>m us so that we can correct it. If we deny access to your personal in<strong>for</strong>mation, we will let you know why.For example, we may give an explanation of a commercially sensitive decision, rather than direct access to evaluative in<strong>for</strong>mationconnected with it.Further in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>and</strong> feedbackIf you have any questions or would like further in<strong>for</strong>mation on our privacy <strong>and</strong> in<strong>for</strong>mation h<strong>and</strong>ling practices, please contact us by:E-mail at CustomerRelations@cba.com.auTelephone 1800 805 605*, or writing to the address below:Privacy OfficerCustomer RelationsCommonwealth Bank GroupReply Paid 41Sydney NSW 2001* A free call unless made from a mobile phone, which will be charged at the applicable mobile rate.Section G – DeclarationI declare that the answers to all questions on this <strong>for</strong>m are true <strong>and</strong> correct, including those not in my own h<strong>and</strong>writing <strong>and</strong> I have notwithheld any in<strong>for</strong>mation relevant to this claim.I underst<strong>and</strong> that if I make false or misleading statements or recklessly or intentionally fail to disclose in<strong>for</strong>mation, CommInsure as aregistered business name of The <strong>Colonial</strong> Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited (CMLA) may:• Refuse to pay this claim.• Recover benefits paid that were based on false or misleading in<strong>for</strong>mation I provided.• Be obliged to refer such cases to the relevant Authority.I authorise CommInsure to seek in<strong>for</strong>mation from:• any medical practitioners or other health professionals who have attended me,• any hospitals I have attended,• my Private Health Insurer or other insurers,• past or present employers,• my accountant or financial institution or• any relevant government bodies<strong>and</strong> I authorise the release to CommInsure or its representatives, by the a<strong>for</strong>e mentioned parties, all in<strong>for</strong>mation with respect to anysickness or injury, medical history, consultations, prescriptions or treatments <strong>and</strong> copies of all hospital or medical records, employmentrecords or financial records, at any stage during the life cycle of my claim.I have read <strong>and</strong> understood privacy of your personal in<strong>for</strong>mation in Section F on page 7.I acknowledge <strong>and</strong> consent to the use <strong>and</strong> disclosures of my personal in<strong>for</strong>mation as detailed in that section.I agree that a photocopy or an electronically transmitted image of this authorisation shall be considered as effective <strong>and</strong> valid asthe original.Name of claimant (please use block letters)<strong>Claim</strong>ant signature✗Date/ /005-266 010613Page 7 of 7

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