Recent District Court decision examines the primary duties of an organisation and PCBU pursuant to work health and safety legislation. Penalties will increase from 1…
By Michael Selinger and Chloe Hamer - 2 min read
Covid-19 has had a significant impact on the NSW workers compensation scheme and not just in claims by workers who contracted the disease.
By Marilyn Cassidy - 2 min read
The Workers Compensation Commission ruled a knee replacement is an ‘artificial aid’ for the purposes of the exceptions within s 59A of the Workers Compensation…
By Peter Lleonart - 2 min read
Haridra De Silva v Department of Finance & Services [2015] NSWWCC 279 is the first decision of the Workers Compensation Commission that deals specifically with…
By Maithri Panagoda - 2 min read
Looking at the constant changes occurring in the workers compensation landscape, one might be excused for thinking that keeping up with the Kardashians would be…
By Maithri Panagoda - 2 min read
The case of Lind and SDSS (2014) AATA 680 demonstrates the difficulty an applicant faces when trying to establish the existence of ‘special circumstances’ to obtain relief…
By Michael Langenheim and Marcus Frangos - 2 min read
Workers compensation has been a high priority issue for the Law Society in 2014, which has seen us responding on behalf of practitioners to two…
By Ros Everett - 1 min read
WIRO plays a key role in implementing the objectives and managing the impact of the 2012 NSW workers compensation reforms, with the provision of new…
By Ramon Loyola - 2 min read