Medicolegal Interest Group - 20 MAY 26
The Medicolegal Interest Group invites you to their May Meeting
Program Overview
This is a free, member only session.
Please join the National Medicolegal Interest Group Community via OTA Connect here before registering.
OVERVIEW
This is a group to:
- Discuss professional standards and guidelines for practice relevant to the field.
- Develop resources that will assist new therapists moving into the field of medicolegal work and
- Provide evidence based training for expert therapists providing medicolegal reports that are consistent with the occupational therapy philosophy and ethics as well as the Expert Witness Code of Conduct relevant for each state.
MEETING DETAILS
TOPIC:
Stewart vs North Metro high court judgement and implications for OT medicolegal assessments
Presenter:
Lee Davids & Guest Speaker
DATE:
Wednesday 20 May 2026
TIME:
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | NSW ACT VIC TAS QLD
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | SA NT
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | WA
MEETING PLATFORM:
This session will be run on the Zoom Webinar Platform. Registrants will be sent separate login details one business day prior to the session. Please check all email folders for this information. This meeting will not be recorded.
Please ensure you have created a Zoom account (Sign Up Free | Zoom) before entering the Meeting ID and Passcode provided by OTA day prior to meeting.
If you have questions regarding the Zoom system requirements please visit: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697-Getting-Started
REGISTRATION FEES & INFORMATION
OTA Member: Free
If you are a non member who wishes to attend please contact us to discuss your options.
Registrations close Monday 18 May 2026 11:59 PM AEST
MEETING DOCUMENTS & RESOURCES
Resources will be sent to you day prior along with the Zoom meeting details. This meeting will not be recorded.
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Interest Group Participants
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Presented By
Lee Davids
Presenter (Occupational Therapist)
Ms Lee Davids is a senior occupational therapist with extensive experience across the health, disability, and personal injury compensation sectors. She spent 10 years working in hospital and rehabilitation settings, primarily in psychiatry and neurological rehabilitation, and since 2002 has operated a private practice providing occupational therapy advice and case management services for adults and children in the compensation and aged care sectors. Over more than 30 years, she has held leadership roles in both private and public organisations, overseeing large allied health and service delivery teams, and has held senior positions in two of Australia’s leading personal injury insurers, where she developed injury management strategy, led national advisory networks, and delivered major design and policy initiatives that improved outcomes for injured claimants and achieved significant portfolio savings. During nearly a decade with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), she led multiple business units—including the Technical Advisory Branch—served as Special Advisor to three CEOs, and oversaw major cross‑agency projects such as designing the participant planning process and service delivery operating model. She has contributed to major Commonwealth policy work and has extensive experience in dispute resolution, managing complex NDIS dispute portfolios including the AAT and representing the Agency in Australian Human Rights Commission matters.