Medicolegal Assessments

Dr Dave Carmody is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) with additonal training in Child and Adolescent psychiatry. He provides independent psychiatric assessments and expert reports for legal, compensation and administrative matters in Victoria and Tasmania.

Dr Carmody has conducted medicolegal assessments since 2020 across a range of statutory and common law contexts, with reports prepared for use by solicitors, insurers, tribunals and other decision-makers.

Child and Adolescent Assessments

Dr Carmody holds a Certificate of Advanced Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is one of a small number of psychiatrists in Victoria with specific qualifications to conduct medicolegal assessments of children and adolescents. This expertise is particularly relevant in personal injury matters involving minors, where an understanding of child development, attachment, and the longer-term psychiatric sequelae of injury or trauma is essential to a thorough and defensible assessment.

Scope of Practice

Dr Carmody accepts referrals for independent psychiatric assessments across the following contexts:

  • Personal injury claims under the Wrongs Act

  • Transport Accident Commission (TAC) matters

  • WorkSafe Victoria and WorkCover Tasmania matters, including Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs), Independent Impairment Assessments (IIAs), and Combined Medical Examinations (CMEs)

  • Joint Medical Examinations (JMEs)

  • Common law and civil claims

Assessments are conducted for both plaintiff and defendant parties.

Assessment Frameworks

Reports are prepared in accordance with the relevant statutory framework and referral questions. Dr Carmody has specific training in:

  • AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (4th Edition)

  • GEPIC (Guide to the Evaluation of Psychiatric Impairment for Clinicians)

  • PIRS (Psychiatric Impairment Rating Scale)

Practical Details

Assessments are available face-to-face at rooms in Hawthorn East, Victoria, or via telehealth where appropriate. Indicative waiting times are 2–4 weeks from receipt of referral, with urgent requests considered where circumstances require.

Dr Carmody is also available to accept referrals via the MEDirect platform.

To make a referral or discuss a matter, contact the practice at contact@drdavecarmody.com.au with relevant details and referral questions.