CALLING ALL FOOD ALLERGY AND ANAPHYLAXIS SUFFERERS! Recently the Commonwealth Government announced a parliamentary inquiry into allergic diseases. This parliamentary inquiry will be undertaken the Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport and will provide the opportunity for a thorough investigation into the challenges around allergic disease management in Australia. The inquiry is now …
As of 1 December 2017, new legislation by the State Government overhauled the existing CTP scheme, providing major changes to motor accident compensation claims. We provide this article to assist you in better understanding the new scheme and how it may affect you. The following applies for any motor vehicle accident which occurred on or …
The New CTP Scheme and its Affect on Compensation Claims Read More »
Fundamental changes was made to workers compensation legislation in June 2012. In particular this included a provision that a lawyer was not entitled to be paid or recover any costs for a legal service provided to a worker in connection with a review of a work capacity decision. A work capacity decision involves the termination …
Legal Funding Now Available for Review Of A Work Capacity Decision Read More »
Radical changes were made to workers compensation legislation in June 2012. Importantly, this included a provision that weekly payments of compensation will cease to be paid to an injured worker after 5 years of such payments unless the injured worker is assessed, or is accepted by the insurance company, in having over 20% permanent impairment. …
