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Category: Worker's Compensation Comcare
Comcare Claims for Aggravation of Degenerative Condition
If you have an accepted Comcare workers’ compensation claim as an aggravation of a medical condition related to degeneration, you may have questions about what this means for your entitlements, medical treatment, and future work capacity.
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Case review: Comcare ordered to pay for massage treatment for injured worker
In this Comcare workers’ compensation case, we look at a decision of the Administrative Review Tribunal to set aside a decision of Comcare Australia to cease payments to the injured worker, Dr Kumar, for continued massage therapy.
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Psychological injury claims under the Comcare workers’ compensation scheme
This blog looks at how the Comcare workers’ compensation scheme deals with claims by workers who suffer from mental and psychological injuries. But what exactly constitutes a "mental injury" for the purposes of Comcare?
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Case review: Tribunal accepts two injured worker’s Comcare claims but rejects a third claim
In this case review, Ms Quirk, who worked as a data processer for Services Australia (Medicare division), claimed Comcare workers’ compensation for three different injuries - carpel tunnel syndrome (CTS), tennis elbow (epicondylitis) and De Quervain’s disease. Compensation for two of the injuries was initially declined by Comcare, and the third injury was initially accepted but subsequently, payments were ceased.
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Administrative Review Tribunal replaces Administrative Appeals Tribunal
In 2022, the Australian federal government recognised the need to effect a major overhaul of the system of review of administrative decisions in Australia. On 14 October 2024, the Administrative Review Tribunal (AAT) ceased to exist and was replaced by the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART).
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Rejected Comcare Claim After Ankle Injury - Case Review
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.
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Loss of wages in Comcare claims - how are they calculated?
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.
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Compensation for workplace bullying and harassment
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.
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What to do if Comcare ceases your worker’s compensation claim
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.
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How to claim workers compensation in Queensland
It is important to know the “dos and don’ts” when making a worker's compensation claim after a workplace accident or incident. People tend to believe claiming compensation for workplace injuries is an easy process, however, there are strict time restrictions you have to comply with when commencing a claim.
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AAT decides Australia Post must pay worker's compensation to bullied employee
In the Comcare worker’s compensation case of Yawari and Australia Postal Corporation, the worker applied to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal because her employer, Australia Post, refused her application for worker's compensation for mental injury, which she claimed was due to bullying. She won!
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Comcare worker’s compensation claim for psychological injury rejected
In October 2023, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal determined that a worker’s psychological injury was not caused by work, as she claimed. This decision confirmed the employer’s decision to reject her application for compensation under the Comcare scheme.
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