In this Comcare case review, we look at a decision of the AAT to uphold a decision by Australia Post Corporation (a self-insurer for worker’s compensation) to reject her application for Comcare worker’s compensation.
If you’re injured at work and covered by the Comcare scheme (the federal workers’ compensation scheme), you’ll be entitled to a range of benefits, for example, weekly payments and costs of medical treatment. In this article, we have a close look at how weekly benefits (loss of wages) are calculated.
In Queensland, if you suffer a workplace injury or illness, in addition to your worker’s compensation statutory entitlements (like weekly payments and medical expenses), you may be entitled to bring a common law claim for damages due to the impact your injury has had on your life, and in particular your ability to earn income.
It is not uncommon for survivors of child sexual abuse to be unable to recall the name of the individual who abused them or specific details about dates, times, places etc. Many survivors were only young children when the abuse occurred. So, if a potential claimant can’t recall very specific details about the abuse, are they able to bring a compensation claim due to the abuse?
The law in Queensland provides certain cover for workers who have suffered a psychological injury due to being bullied and/or harassed in the workplace. We look at three options for compensation after workplace bullying and/or harassment.
We examine some of the more important things to keep in mind if you are considering disputing Comcare’s decision to stop or cease your claim for worker’s compensation or not decline the claim in the first instance.
Many worker’s compensation claims are accepted once the claim is lodged, but some are rejected or there is some other dispute about the claim. We look at what you need to know about disputing a decision to deny an NT worker’s compensation claim or to cease an accepted claim.
In November 2023, the Work Health Court (NT) denied an injured worker’s claim to combine two permanent impairment assessments from two separate NT worker’s compensation claims. The worker appealed that decision, however, that appeal failed. We review the case here.
We examine a 2024 Victorian Court of Appeal case where a child sexual abuse survivor was granted permission to revisit a claim for pain and suffering damages, settled almost a decade earlier. However, he was not able to claim for economic loss (loss of earnings) in the new proceedings.
Covid-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme ends on 30 September 2024. The Covid-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme is an Australian Federal Government scheme that provides compensation to people who experience harm/injury after having an Australian approved Covid-19.
We look at a raft of proposed changes to the law that applies to worker’s compensation claims in Queensland, and their impact on injured worker’s rights and entitlements. Overall, it is our view that the proposed changes are a positive step for workers who suffer a workplace injury in Queensland.
If you’ve had a workplace injury in Queensland and you have been paid statutory worker’s compensation benefits like weekly payments and medical expenses, then you may also be entitled to what is called a ‘lump sum offer’ from Workcover Queensland.