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The latest industry insights into compensation law.

How are Personal Injury Damages Calculated?

For injured people who have a viable personal injury claim to pursue, it is a reasonable and common for them to ask about how their damages are calculated.   What Damages...

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  • Workers Compensation

Keeping your job does not close the door on claims for future loss of income

On 29 October 2020, Justice Applegarth from the Supreme Court at Brisbane delivered a favourable judgment for injured worker, Mr Scott Walker, who suffered multiple injuries after falling through the...

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Statutory Workers’ Compensation Claims in Queensland

The first step for injured workers in Queensland to protect their entitlements is the lodgement of  a statutory claim with their respective workers’ compensation insurer.  For the majority of injured...

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Shining the light on toxic workplaces: your rights

The Ellen DeGeneres show has fallen under heavy scrutiny in the last few weeks due to allegations of a toxic workplace culture. It comes as an internal investigation by Warner...

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  • Workers Compensation

Interstate Workers Compensation Schemes in trouble but not in Queensland

A recent investigation by the ABC’s Four Corners regarding the workers compensation scheme in New South Wales and Victoria revealed some significant concerns regarding the financial health of both schemes...

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Important changes to Queensland workers’ compensation legislation

The Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 was passed by the Queensland Parliament on 22 October 2019. The legislation amends existing workers’ compensation legislation in Queensland to incorporate...

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Shifting Sands in Occupational Exposure Standards

The national workplace exposure standard for respirable crystalline silica is set to be halved from 0.1 mg/m3 to 0.05 mg/m3 and will take effect in Queensland from 1 July 2020....

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