Thousands of injured workers continue to experience the devastating effect of Section 39. Section 39 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (as amended) provides that the vast majority of injured workers will have their entitlement to weekly compensation payments terminated after 260 weeks (5 years) of compensation. The only class of injured workers who are
TPD Claims – As at 30 June 2018, a data overview conducted by the ATO reported that over 15 million Australians have a super fund account, and approximately 39% of those people have more than one super account. While there are certainly benefits to consolidating your super fund accounts (paying fewer fees and having less paperwork to
If you’ve suffered an injury and are considering your options for obtaining compensation, whether that be to help pay for medical expenses, to cover your wages whilst you’re off work, to pay for someone to care for you while you can’t look after yourself, or to compensate you for pain and suffering, you must be
The Workers Compensation Independent Review Office (WIRO) is an independent body that deals with complaints from injured workers about the conduct of the workers compensation insurer. WIRO also provides funding for lawyers to assist injured workers in claims against insurers. WIRO is holding a forum for injured workers to receive feedback about the performance of
I just finished running a case where the biggest single issue was the difference between the client’s version of the accident and the doctor’s records. While as a doctor your role is to treat the injury—not to identify the mechanism by which the injury occurred— when it comes to your patient making a claim, the