After all this time, New South Wales residents can finally enjoy amazing dine-in restaurants, get that long awaited haircut and go adventuring further than 5km from home! However, it is bitter sweet for some business owners who are emerging out of the COVID-19 lockdown as they now face the risk of employees catching COVID-19. With […]
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As of 2021, there are over 1.1 million independent contractors working in Australia. If you’re unsure as to whether or not you are one of these 1.1 million, then it might be in your best interests to find out. Since, whether you are a subcontractor, or an employee, is an important distinction that significantly affects
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Section 33 of the Worker Compensation Act (NSW) 1987 (“the 1987 Act”) requires the employer to pay compensation to an injured worker weekly compensation if the injury has caused either total or partial incapacity for employment. Section 43 of the 1987 Act allows an insurer to adjust the amount of weekly compensation payable to the
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In Section 60 of the Worker Compensation Act 1986 (NSW) (the 1987 Act) an injured worker can claim work-related medical or hospital treatment and rehabilitation if they are reasonably necessary. The 1987 Act does not define reasonably necessary treatment. However in the case of Diab v NRMA Ltd [2014] NSWWCCPD 72 (Diab), Roche DP has
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Pursuant to Section 33 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (the 1987 Act) an injured worker can receive weekly payments from the employer for partial or total incapacity from the workplace injury. Before paying the injured worker’s weekly payment, the insurer must calculate the so-called pre-injury weekly average earnings (PIAWE) of that worker. In most
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False imprisonment as the name suggests is the intentional imprisonment of a person without lawful justification, which is an offence at common law and also a civil wrong (a tort). A person can be imprisoned by private authorities such as a shopkeeper if they believe a customer has committed retail theft, however this commonly arises
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In December 2017, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was delivered to the Governor General. As a result, legal reforms were made allowing survivors to make a claim for compensation, regardless of when the abuse occurred. Sexual assault is a traumatic and life-changing experience. The psychological scars can be persistent and
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A TPD claim is an insurance benefit that may be attached to your superannuation fund. You may be eligible for this lump sum benefit if you are sick or injured, or both, and you are unable to work again, whether that is in your usual occupation or any occupation. The TPD insurance amount, is the
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If you are in NSW and you have been injured as a result of a motor vehicle accident (after 1 December 2017), under the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017 (“the Act”) you can make a claim for personal injury benefits and the claim must be lodged within 3 months of the date of the accident.
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Claims for damages must be referred to the PIC within three years of the date of the MVA. If not, a claimant is required to provide a full and satisfactory exposure for the delay. We discussed below a recent case in the PIC concerning a late claim. Under the Motor accident Injuries Act 2017 (MAI
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