Work-related travel and a heart attack claim: Workers Compensation Act s 9B

Haridra De Silva v Department of Finance & Services [2015] NSWWCC 279 is the first decision of the Workers Compensation Commission that deals specifically with…

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Workers compensation: keeping up with the changes

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…

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Social security preclusion periods and lump sum compensation payouts: the need for reform

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…

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Workers compensation: the year to date

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…

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Challenges amid complexity in NSW workers compensation

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…

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