Am I Entitled to Compensation if I Contributed to a Motor Vehicle Accident in New South Wales?
The brief answer to the question of whether you can claim for compensation if you were partly at fault in a motor vehicle accident is: yes. The caveat is that the amount of compensation you can claim will likely be reduced if your actions (or omissions) were partly...
Hurt on Duty? What You Need to Know About Making a Compensation Claim
It’s in the nature of their ‘frontline’ jobs that those serving in our police force, as a paramedic or fire fighter in our ambulance and fire services, face substantial risks in performing their roles. Just doing your job can leave you with a significant physical or...
What Should You Do If You’re Injured in a Public Place in NSW?
As the old adage goes, accidents happen. While no-one welcomes these mishaps, it’s important to know that if you have an accident in a public place such as a shopping centre, a train station or a council park, and suffer physical and/or psychological injury, you may...
What You Need to Know About Workers’ Compensation in QLD
An employer in Queensland is legally obliged to maintain accident insurance to cover the unfortunate event that one of its employees is injured or experiences illness as a result of their work. In Queensland this insurance policy is generally taken through WorkCover...
How Self-Employed People Can Make a Workers’ Compensation Claim in NSW
Australians are fortunate that across our states and territories we have legislated workers’ compensation schemes designed to rehabilitate and support people back to work who have been injured during the course of their employment. These schemes operate without the...
The Basics of Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) Insurance Claims
For many of us, a serious workplace injury is one of the nightmare scenarios we dread most. Not only are you trying to recover from an injury, but you’re also losing income while you do so. How do you support your family and pay your medical bills if you can no longer...
My Claim Has Been Approved! Now What? How Workers’ Compensation Claims Work in NSW
You were injured at work, you filed a workers’ compensation claim, and your claim has been approved. This is an important first step towards getting the compensation you deserve for your injury; but once your claim is approved, your work has only just begun. Workers’...
A Complete Guide to Motor Vehicle Accident Claims in New South Wales
Did you know that every day, up to 30 people are hospitalised due to accidents on New South Wale roads? Motor vehicle accidents are something we don't expect will happen to us. However, according to research, 77% of drivers have been involved in at least one. If you...
What To Do If You Have A Slip and Fall
A slip and fall can happen anywhere, but often occurs in a public place like a shopping centre, supermarket, a restaurant, a pub, or a café. It’s easy to think that a slip and fall won’t cause significant injury, but that is often not the case. A slip and fall...
What Does Exempt Worker mean?
In NSW, major changes were made to the workers compensation scheme in amendments to the Workers Compensation Act 1987 in 2012, and again in 2015. An “exempt worker” describes those classes of worker to whom these changes do not apply. An exempt worker, being a worker...