PTSD & Death benefit claims Gaylene Ann Reakes v State of NSW & Ors (2019) NSWWCC 134 On 10 April 2019, Arbitrator Paul Sweeney found that Ian Mark Reakes (the deceased)...
RSM Building Services Pty Ltd v Hochbaum [2019] NSWWCCPD 15 Background In the recent decision of RSM Building Services Pty Ltd v Hochbaum [2019] NSWWCCPD 15 (18 April 2019)...
Chalkias v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1561 As set out in section 321 of the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (‘the WIMA), the primary...
By the very nature of claims for industrial injury, it is quite often the case that the injury was sustained some time prior to the date of notice being given to an employer. The...
There is some good news for NSW Firefighters who have been diagnosed with cancer with the introduction of the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Firefighters) Act 2018...
Yildiz v Fullview Plastics Pty Ltd [2019] NSWWCCPD 24 This decision pertains to whether a non-exempt worker is entitled to receive lump sum compensation under the released s67 of...
Ward v Allianz Australia Services Pty Ltd [2019] NSWDC 293 The recent judgment in the matter of Ward v Allianz Australia Services Pty Ltd [2019] NSWDC 293 highlights a new trend...
Background The 2015 amendments to the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (‘the Act’), whilst arguably not as sweeping or broad as those taking place in 2012, brought with them some...
