AHMF: 1999 Berrill Abstract

Superannuation and Insurance Issues for People with CFS

John Berrill

Maurice Blackburn Cashman Lawyers

Exclusively practises in superannuation and insurance
Consumer representative on the Life Insurance Complaints Service Steering Committee of the HIV/AIDS Legal Service
Founding member of the Superannuation of Insurance Advice Service.

Problems in the recognition of CFS as an injury/illness.
Problems in the assessment of the permanency of CFS.
Claims processing and appeal rights.

See also: Superannuation and Insurance for People With CFS/ME by John Berrill, Maurice Blackburn Cashman Lawyers, updated 2001.