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In Queensland, injured workers have two options to pursue lump sum compensation; a statutory claim due to permanent impairment and common law damages if you believe your employer’s negligence contributed to your injury.
If you're a volunteer for NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW State Emergency Service, Marine Rescue NSW, Surf Life Saving NSW, or NSW Volunteer Rescue Association, you may be entitled to lodge a workers' compensation claim for injuries sustained while volunteering.
If you’re injured at work in Tasmania, you’re entitled to make a claim for a variety of worker’s compensation benefits. In addition to any entitlement to weekly payments (for lost wages) and medical expenses, you may also be entitled to lump sum compensation due to permanent impairment.
In February 2025, Hall Payne secured a significant win in the Supreme Court of Tasmania, when the Court handed down a decision clarifying what the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal must consider when determining whether an employer has a “reasonably arguable case” to dispute a worker’s compensation claim.
When a medical professional misdiagnoses a condition or illness, it can have serious repercussions on the patient’s health and well-being, and could pave the way for a medical negligence claim.
Many thousands of worker’s compensation claims are lodged in Queensland every year. Although many applications are accepted and benefits are paid, some claims are denied. While this can cause injured workers a significant amount of stress, it’s important to understand that a rejected workers’ compensation claim is not the end of the road.
When you get injured at work in NSW, you will be required to attend an IME from time to time for both the insurer and/or your legal representative of your worker’s compensation claim.
Queensland nurses are often required to engage in physically challenging and repetitive tasks such as lifting and moving patients and equipment. It is important for nurses and other healthcare professionals to understand their rights to workers’ compensation entitlements if injured in the workplace.
In Queensland, WorkCover Queensland plays an instrumental role in providing financial support to injured workers through weekly payments to cover lost wages while they are unable to work or have limited working capacity due to their workplace injury. Learn more in our guide to weekly payments if injured at work.
In NSW worker’s compensation claims, the insurer has the right to undertake a work capacity assessment in an injured worker. The purpose of a work capacity assessment is to determine what the injured worker’s current capacity is to earn in suitable employment as a result of their workplace injury.
When a medical practitioner or healthcare provider acts negligently in the care of their patients, it can have severe and lasting impacts on those patients. Healthcare providers in Australia must act to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their patients, because a failure to do so may cause significant physical and psychological injuries.
Tasmanian workers facing termination of workers' compensation weekly payments on the basis that they have “wholly and substantially recovered” from their work-related injury or illness have significant rights under the law – but strict time limits apply.
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