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Amendments to Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 impact Return to work assist for insurers

Following recent amendments to sections (s220 and s221) of the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act ...

Posted: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:32:17 +1000 By: Amanda

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Return to work assist - A Q-COMP initiative

An initiative helping injured workers return to work Return to work assist aims to help those workers at risk of long-term unemployment to access training and job placement services to achieve realistic care ...

Posted: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:55:54 +1000 By: Amanda

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WorkCover Changes 2010

If you have been injured at work whether you have a workers’ compensation claim on foot or not there are some changes that will be made and they are likely to affect your entitlements. If you have a Notice o ...

Posted: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:26:15 +1000 By: Amanda

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The Government has confirmed the changes will not include a threshold to access ...

Posted: Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:26:15 +1000 By: Amanda

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Morrison v Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Australia) Pty Ltd [2008] QSC 93

Morrison v Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Australia) Pty Ltd [2008] QSC 93 Facts The Plaintiff Steven Morrison was employed with the Defendant Thomas Borthwick & Sons, a meatworks, and on 10 August 2006 Morrison slipped on ...

Posted: Fri, 23 May 2008 09:05:50 +1000 By: Monica

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Wolgast v Connolly’s News & Anor [2008] QCS 97

Wolgast was injured in a car accident on 19 February 2005; his vehicle collided head on with a vehicle being driven by an employee of Connolly’s News. The Defendants admitted liability but disputed the extent of the injuries and the los ...

Posted: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:23:23 +1000 By: Monica

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Bernard Patrick O’Brien v Q-Comp

Bernard Patrick O’Brien v Q-Comp (WC/2006/21) was handed down by the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission on 13 August 2007 and addresses the exculpatory provision in Section 32 of the Workers Compensation and R ...

Posted: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:05:29 +1100 By: Amanda

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Robinson v Q-Comp [2007] QIC43 4 December 2007

Facts   The Claimant was an 82 year old gentleman who had retired from work as a waterside worker on the 16 August 1986 aged 60. The Claimant lodged an Application for Compensation on 11 May 2006 (aged 80) ...

Posted: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:05:22 +1100 By: Monica

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Australia Meat Holdings Pty Ltd v Sayers [2007] QCS 390

In a number of compensation cases, it appears as though some Plaintiff solicitors are reluctant to provide authorities from their clients in the form required by Commonwealth bodies such as Medicare Australia. A recent decision by Justice Daubney ...

Posted: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:05:42 +1100 By: Kate and Amanda

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New South Wales v Fahy [2007] HCA 20

Fahy was a Police officer with the New South Wales Police Service who alleged that she suffered a psychiatric injury in the course of her employment.  Fahy and her Police partner Evans had attended a hold up at a shopping centre and after fol ...

Posted: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:05:15 +1000 By: Amanda

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Skin Cancer

Facts The Claimant was an 81 year old gentleman who had retired from work as a waterside worker on 16 August 1986 aged 60, some 21 years ago.  The Claimant lodged an application for compensation on 11 May 2006 (aged 8 ...

Posted: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:05:27 +1000 By: Monica

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