Day: July 12, 2020

PERSONAL INJURY COMCARE CLAIMS (For Government Employees Only) The only person employed by a Commonwealth Government agency has rights to workers compensation under the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988. Those claims are commonly referred to as “Comcare Claims”. Additionally, a number of other employers insure their employees under the Federal Workers Compensation system. Such…

PERSONAL INJURY Coal Miner Employee Injury A coal miner or any person who works in or around a coal mine and suffers injury has an entitlement to make a compensation claim. Coal miners workers compensation claims generally not subject to reforms made to the workers compensation system in 2002 and 2012. Coal miners also retain…

PERSONAL INJURY Class Action In New South Wales representative proceedings can be brought under the Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) which involve proceedings brought by seven (7) or more persons where their claims arise out of the same, similar or related circumstances and which give rise to a common question of law or fact. ARE…