In New South Wales, it is compulsory for all employers (with a few exceptions) to have workers compensation insurance, unfortunately it doesn’t always apply to delivery and rideshare drivers. Independent contractors who work with a business rather than being employed …

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 …

Dries v GGA Glass & Aluminium Pty Ltd [2019] NSWWCC 329

In this matter an injured worker filed an Application to Resolve a Dispute in the Workers Compensation Commission to claim reasonable and necessary medical expenses in accordance with section …

On 15 May 2019 the State Insurance Regulatory Authority (“SIRA”) announced it will be reviewing the work undertaken by Insurance and Care NSW (“icare”) via its agents Allianz, EML and GIO. Amongst other things the review will assess the performance …

The Workers Compensation Act 1987 and the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 are set to be amended in relation to Work Capacity Decisions.

The current situation

Presently an insurer can make a decision known as a work …

If you have returned to work with your employer after a work injury, you will likely be under a return to work plan created in consultation with you, your GP, your employer and the Insurer.

If during your return to …

If you get another job, have completely recovered from your work injury and are no-longer in receipt of weekly payments of compensation, but you quit, are terminated or made redundant, you cannot now claim weekly payments of compensation from …