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WorkCover Notices of Assessment Explained

If you have made a claim with WorkCover Queensland and have been issued with a Notice of Assessment, here are some important things to know. What is a Notice of...

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Compensation for Workplace Bullying and Harassment in Queensland: A Brief Overview

When it comes to safety and health at the workplace, workers’ mental health is just as important as physical health, but unlike the common causes of a physical injury that...

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Claims Farming: What it is and how to report it.

In the last few years, the Motor Accident Insurance Commission (“MAIC”) has been making a conscious effort to crack down on individuals and organisations who are undertaking a practice known...

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Asbestos – an everlasting reminder of the errors of history

While many may be forgiven for assuming that asbestosis and asbestos-related diseases are solely a horror of our past, they would unfortunately be sorely mistaken. While asbestos related conditions may...

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Legal costs in personal injuries matters – what’s reasonable and what’s excessive?

In November of last year, I wrote about a recent decision by Justice Freeburn and its impact on the assessment of care and assistance claims. Ms Sutton was injured in a motor...

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Quad Bike Accidents – The Statistics Are A Real Concern

It seems like every week or every other week there is yet another tragic story of someone seriously injured or a death from a quad bike accident. The most recent...

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Common Questions About WorkCover Queensland Claims

We get asked a lot of questions from Claimants about WorkCover Queensland claims and their compensation entitlements. The purpose of this article to answer some of the more commonly asked questions, which...

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