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When a person has died as a result of a work related event or latent onset injury, a claim can be made by their family, or by a person defined as a ‘dependant’ under the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003. We understand it can be a difficult time for family members after losing someone in a workplace accident but this is exactly the time when you need expertise to help you…
Suffered an injury in the course of your work? You may be entitled to claim for workers’ compensation. Chat with our lawyers FREE for more information.
Normal weekly earnings (NWE) are your weekly earnings from continuous or intermittent employment during the 12 months prior to your injury. If you haven’t been employed for 12 months, then the earnings for the period you have been employed will be used to calculate your NWE…
Susan Delaney, a woman who suffered serious injuries, including a brain injury, as a result of a high speed motorcycle chase on the Gold Coast, has received $9.5 million in damages from the CTP Insurer in Queensland, AAMI. An interesting chase considering the client was being chased by the police…
Workers thought that they could breathe a little easier after the Queensland State Government handed down a decision in mid 2013 that it was going to retain the Queensland workers’ compensation system in relation to workers’ rights to pursue common law damages for work injuries…
Not all workers’ compensation claims are managed by WorkCover Queensland. If your employer is licensed as a self-insured, your workers’ compensation claim will be managed by the self-insurer…
Workcover Queensland has recognised the workplace health and safety issues arising as a consequence of the increased retirement age in Australia in more recent times. The following article has been issued by WorkCover Queensland advising employers what they should be aware of when engaging the skills of more mature workers…
You may have rights when travelling to or from your workplace, or during a break…
Coles supermarkets are objecting to paying workers’ compensation claims for injuries sustained on the way to or from work or during breaks because the company says it ‘cannot control risks’…
We have posted some extracts from the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Queensland) to highlight important provisions…