Hospital Negligence Lawyers Many medical negligence claims arise out of treatment provided at public or private hospitals by doctors, surgeons, specialists, midwifes and nurses. Medical treatment does not always go to plan and mistakes and errors do occur even in the hands of the most experienced medical professionals. If you or anyone you know has […]
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If you are a worker or a “deemed worker” and injured in the course of employment you will receive workers compensation benefits. In Australia as of 2021, there were over 1.1 million independent contractors working. If you are an independent contractor or employee is an important distinction if you are to receive workers compensation benefits
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A deemed worker may be able to claim workers compensation benefits even though you may not be an employee for tax purposes. For example, if you have an ABN and work exclusively for the deemed employer but have no discretion of the work you perform you may be able to claim workers compensation benefits. Each
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Birth Injury Lawyers Thousands of women each year give birth to babies all over Australia. Often, what should be a joyful and happy experience for mothers and fathers ends up being a very traumatic experience as result of negligence on the part of their obstetrician, midwife, hospital staff or other medical professionals responsible for provision
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The most common workplace injuries are physical in nature, that is if you are physically injured, i.e., you fracture your arm or injure your back as a result of an incident at work. These workplace injuries are obvious. There are however physical injuries that are not so obvious and have been the subject of disputed
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Injuries include physical and psychological injury. It is important that your nominated treating doctor record all injuries on the workers compensation medical certificate (certificate of capacity). To commence a claim against your employer you need to have your GP complete a certificate of capacity and provide a copy to your employer. The workers compensation insurer
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If your injuries are assessed at greater than 15% WPI, you may have a work injury damages claim against your employer if your injuries occurred as a result of an unsafe system of employment or negligence. If you have a work injury damages claim, you can pursue a claim for past and future economic losses
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The State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA) is the government organisation responsible for regulating and administering workers compensation (and other insurance claims). A principal objective of SIRA in exercising its functions is to provide for the effective supervision of claims handling and disputes arising under NSW workers compensation legislation. SIRA’s objective in developing the Workers Compensation Guidelines (Guidelines)
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Under 266 of the 1988 Act notification of injury can be made in writing or verbally. Details of injury must include the date of injury for the period over which the injury occurred, the time of injury, how the injury happened and what capacity for employment has been caused by the injury. Sometimes the date
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Falls in Hospitals Lawyers Falls among inpatients are the most frequently reported safety incidents in Australian Hospitals today. Majority of hospital falls result in some physical injury and fractures. No fall is harmless, it always leads to psychological sequelae leading to lost confidence, delays in functional recovery and prolonged hospitalisation, especially in the elderly population.
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