WORKERS COMPENSATION UPDATE To recap, the O’Farrell NSW government introduced legislation in 2012 that significantly amended workers compensation law in this State. The changes included the following changes, among others: A cap on weekly workers compensation payments of up to five years for injured workers with an incapacity for work,...
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ASBESTOS LITIGATION – A NEW HEAD OF DAMAGE? On 26 May 2017 Judge Gilchrist of the District Court of South Australia delivered his decision in the matter of Latz v Amaca Pty Ltd (formerly James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd). It included an award of compensation for lost pension payments...
Workers Compensation – Injured workers thrown to Scrapheap
Shaun Toby is among 4423 injured workers who will no longer qualify for workers compensation at the end of the year under NSW government changes to the scheme, which is now $1.5 billion in surplus. Just under two weeks ago, Mr Toby, who lives in the Blue Mountains, received a...
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THE first time 27-year-old Cameron Harper speaks to me, he stops talking several times to cough and wheeze. “Sometimes I’ll lose my breath, and I have to cough and just restart my sentence,” he explains apologetically, “I’ve lost a fair amount of my lung capacity. Just everyday breathing is a...
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“Caulfield” and “Cram Fluids”
We confirm that among the changes to the law of workers compensation effected by the 2012 Legislative amendments, was a change to claims for lump sum permanent impairment compensation. In the case of injuries suffered on or after 19 June 2012, a worker can only make “one claim” for lump...