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==Appeals== | ==Appeals== | ||
If you disagree with the decision of the Review Division, you can usually appeal to the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal | If you disagree with the decision of the Review Division, you can usually appeal to the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal [http://www.wcat.bc.ca www.wcat.bc.ca]). But you cannot appeal decisions of the Review Division on specific issues, such as vocational rehabilitation, commutations, prevention orders (other than penalties), and certain types of disability awards. If you want to appeal, you have to do so within 30 days of the date of the decision by the Review Division. Contact the Tribunal in writing (see address below) or phone 604.664.7800 in the lower mainland and 1.800.663.2782 (toll free) elsewhere in BC. | ||
You can appeal by phone or letter, or you can use the Notice of Appeal form on the Tribunal’s website. If you appeal by phone, you have to follow it up with the form within 21 days. If you use a letter or the form, fax them to 604.664.7898 or mail them to: | You can appeal by phone or letter, or you can use the Notice of Appeal form on the Tribunal’s website. If you appeal by phone, you have to follow it up with the form within 21 days. If you use a letter or the form, fax them to 604.664.7898 or mail them to: | ||
