Articles
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30 March 2009
Work Health & Safety
Jurisdiction of the Workers Compensation Commission: when is it a…
In this bulletin we review an interesting Court of Appeal decision which has implications for the jurisdiction of the Workers Compensation Commission.
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19 September 2008
Work Health & Safety
From the gatekeeper to the Court of Appeal - the role of the Work…
In this bulletin we review two recent Court of Appeal decisions which look at the roles of the WCC Registrar.
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04 August 2008
Workplace Law & Culture
The importance of comprehensive training & safety regime - manage…
The Industrial Court of NSW recently dismissed Occupational Health and Safety charges brought against a director and a manager of a corporation.
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25 June 2008
Work Health & Safety
Work injury damages threshold - recent case highlights the import…
For a worker to recover work injury damages there must be 15% whole person impairment (WPI) or more in respect of the work injury.
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06 March 2008
Work Health & Safety
WCC gives short shrift to WorkCover guideline on reactivated indu…
The guideline outlines a process for the investigation and determination of these claims with no lawyer involvement.
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05 February 2008
Work Health & Safety
Workers compensation: pain and suffering threshold and multiple i…
We discuss Department of Juvenile Justice v. Edmed [2008] NSW WCC PD 6 (18 January 2008).
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10 December 2007
Work Health & Safety
Court says no to NSW police officers' workers compensation claim…
Both officers alleged Railcorp and State Rail owed them a duty of care under section 32 of the NSW Civil Liability Act 2002.
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20 July 2007
Work Health & Safety
Death of a worker at a workplace social function not in the cours…
We discuss Haider v JP Morgan Holdings Aust Limited trading as JP Morgan Operations Australia Limited (2007) NSW.
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19 April 2007
Work Health & Safety
Workers compensation: High Court decision on employer's obligatio…
In this bulletin we look at a decision of the High Court that may have a significant impact on employers and insurers and employer?s obligations to take out 'State insurance?.
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30 November 2006
Work Health & Safety
Medical Reports - Revisited: workers compensation & the claims ma…
We discuss Oz Cabs Pty Limited v Boadu [2005].
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27 October 2006
Work Health & Safety
Workers compensation: approved medical specialist certificates ch…
Since 2002 disputed impairment claims have been determined via approved medical specialist (AMS) assessment.
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24 August 2006
Work Health & Safety
Right to weekly compensation on termination of employment
If an injured employee, suffering no wage loss, is terminated for reasons unrelated to an injury, or, accepts voluntary redundancy, is there an ongoing liability to pay weekly payments?
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08 June 2006
Work Health & Safety
An insight into WorkCover's Occupational Health & Safety function…
WorkCover NSW is charged with the responsibility of promoting workplace safety.
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12 May 2006
Work Health & Safety
Social functions, sporting events & lunch at the pub: where does…
In this bulletin we provide guidance on minimising the risk of injuries and claims from activities during recesses and outside work
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15 March 2006
Work Health & Safety
Workers compensation - new year, new changes in proceedings, comm…
The Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2005 introduced a raft of changes, some of which are now operative.
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12 September 2005
Work Health & Safety
When is a work injury also a motor accident?
It is not uncommon for an employee to sustain injury, in the course of employment, whilst involved in the use of a motor vehicle.
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19 April 2005
Workers Compensation
The changing definition of 'medical report' in the Workers Compen…
We discuss State Transit Authority of NSW v Dadras [2004] NSW WCC PD 87.
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06 March 2005
Work Health & Safety
Workers Compensation - A review of recent cases considering chang…
In this Bulletin we examine two recent, but quite different, decisions of interest to insurers and employers.