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Prasad v Ingham’s Enterprises Pty Ltd [2016] QCA 147 is a decision of the Queensland Court of Appeal relating to the extent of an employer’s liability for a workplace injury. The appellant in this case, joins a long line of other personal injury claimants who are able to establish their employee breached its duty of care but […]
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Facts of the case An employer owes a duty of care to its employees to take reasonable care to avoid exposing them to unnecessary risks of injury. Ms Wendy Clayton was employed as a concrete truck driver and operator for a concreting contractor, Jetcrete Oz Pty Ltd (“Jetcrete”). According to Ms Clayton, the incident happened during […]
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Talty v Cotton On Group Services Pty Ltd is a decision from a District Court of Queensland involving a dispute as to the correct quantum of damages following a workplace accident. The Court ordered a significant award of $235,668.00 compensation to the claimant after sustaining a traumatic brain injury. Background Ms Talty (Plaintiff) was employed by […]
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Psychological Workplace Injury – Lunchroom disciplinary action not reasonable management action The decision earlier this month by the Industrial Relations Commision of Raineri v Simon Blackwood (Workers’ Compensation Regulator)[1] further clarifies when management action can become unreasonable and provides valuable insight to the scope of employee rights to a safe place of work as well as implications […]
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Davis v Terrivic Pty Limitedis a recent New South Wales Workers Compensation Commission decision that provides scope in defining ‘in the course of employment’ for workplace injury claims. In particular, Davis v Terrivic Pty Limited addresses whether an employee can still be injured in the course of employment after that employee has submitted a resignation. FACTS […]
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In this case note, the District Court had to determine whether to exercise it’s discretion to declare notice under the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 (Qld) when there had been a delayed application for the claim. Central to the Court’s decision was whether the Applicant’s explanation for the delay was satisfactory, and the prejudice it would […]
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When is the right to time to request or call security? It is well established that an employer owes to its staff a duty of care to ensure their health & safety.[1] However, to prevent undue burden, section 305B(1) of the Workers Compensation & Rehabilitation Act 2003 (‘the Act’) sets out that an employer is […]
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Early in the morning on 25 November 2014 Glenn Garside was riding his motorcycle along Gregory Highway – at approximately 100kph. He was travelling behind a bus, which was travelling behind a truck. When he felt it was safe to, Mr Garfield moved into the centre of the road so he could overtake the bus […]
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Case: Corowa v Winner & Anor [2019] QDC 135 Background On the 14 September 2009 Brenton Winner deliberately drove his vehicle onto the footpath and over the right foot of Isaiah Corowa in order to protect his fiancée and grandmother from being physically and verbally attacked. Corowa was taken to hospital and suffered four separate […]
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Practical Tips for Proving Fault in a Motor Vehicle Accident I once worked for nearly four years at an Outside School Hours Care. The age of the children under our care ranged from Prep to Grade 6, and I must say it was a lot of fun. I especially enjoyed the opportunity to spend my […]
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