Complaints about NSW CTP insurers following a motor vehicle accident can now be made to the Independent Review Office.
Generally you should raise a CTP motor vehicle accident complaint with the insurer first, but if they fail to respond or …
Drew v QBE Insurance Australia – Local Court of NSW 2020/0012731
Interestingly a worker issued a Court Attendance Notice on QBE with respect to its failure to determine a claim in accordance with the Workplace Injury Management and Workers’ Compensation …
Section 32A of the WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1987 defines a worker with highest needs as a worker whose injury has resulted in permanent impairment that has been assessed or the insurer has agreed is 31% or more.
A worker with …
The NSW Medical Council has guidelines in place for registered medical practitioners in relation to treating themselves and family members (updated 2 December 2014). The Guidelines follow the Code of Conduct published by the National Medical Board of Australia and …
In this case study the onus was on the worker to prove his back injury occurred as a result of negligence by the employer. Smith v Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd t/as Coles Distribution Centre; Ready Workforce (A Division of …
The Personal Injury Commission Act 2020 (“the Act”) commences on 1 March 2021 and will create a single Tribunal for the resolution of workers compensation and motor accidents compensation personal injury disputes called the Personal Injury Commission.
The Personal Injury …
The case of disputed injury in Qantas Airways Ltd v Coleman [2020] NSWWCCPD 42 concerned a worker who did not discover the extent of his injury in the first instance.
Background
The worker was employed by Qantas as a long-haul …
Whilst CIOLPAN -v- SWAN TRANSIT SERVICES (SOUTH) PTY LTD [2020] WADC 95 is a Western Australian case, it provides useful guidance on the employer’s duty to provide a safe workplace for their employees.
Background
On 11 June 2015 the worker …
Earlier this year, the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (the Act) was amended to include a new section which creates a presumption that a worker in ‘prescribed employment’ who contracts COVID-19 did so in the course of that employment. This means …
Can a worker claim back-paid weekly benefits after their benefits cease at the 260 week limit under s 39(1) of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (“the Act”) if their whole person impairment (“WPI”) is later found to be 20% or …