Compensation, Damages, Damages, Compensation – is there a right of recovery to WorkCover?
A worker sustains an injury during the course of his employment. He does not claim compensation for that injury pursuant…
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Failure to appeal could be fatal for a worker’s claim, but has the door been left open
The Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Act) provides an ‘intersecting web of reviews and appeals‘. Can a worker go behind that…
What’s in a name – is a worker constrained by the description of the injury in their claim documents?
A query is often raised by employers in circumstances where the diagnosis or description of the injury which is the…
A reasonable lifestyle?
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has recently handed down the decisions of Reece v Comcare [2019] AATA 3499 and ZXCF v Comcare [2019] AATA 3572,…
Queensland to introduce new Code of Practice
Introduction Employers in Queensland’s stone benchtop industry are now subject to a Code of Practice. Known as the “Managing respirable…
The "State of connection": Considerations with cross border workers
Pursuant to section 31A of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Tas) (the Act) the “State of connection” must…