Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) In this part:
"psychosocial factor", for an injured worker, means a person or thing forming part of the worker's social environment that may inhibit the progress of the worker's vocational rehabilitation.
Examples of people or things forming part of worker's social environment
1 family members
2 workplace
3 other workers
4 friends
5 employers
6 doctors
7 other health care professionals
Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(2) For this section, a person or thing inhibits the progress of an injured worker's rehabilitation if the worker's interaction with the person or thing influences the worker's behaviour, level of distress, attitudes or beliefs about the injury or subjective experience of pain.