Archive for the 'Statutory Compensation' Category

Date of injury (latent diseases) – Appeal & JR – revision

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Green v President of the Industrial Court of Qld & Anor [2009] QSC 180
Q-Comp v Green [2008] QIC 80 (31 October 2008)

Reasonable Management Action decisions

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Darren Lewis v Q-COMP
Australian Language Schools Pty Ltd v Q-COMP
Oakey Abattoir Pty LTd v Q-COMP
Jennifer Barber v Q-COMP
Qantas Airways Limited (Frank Grisaffi) v Q-COMP
Body Corporate Services v Q-COMP
Body Corporate Services Pty Ltd v Q-COMP

 

State of Queensland (David Piccinelli) v Q-COMP

Malcolm Hochen v Q-COMP
Swift Australia Pty Limited v Q-COMP
Eric Martin Rossmuller v Q-COMP
Robert John Schmidt v [...]

“Careless” worker cleared of serious and wilful misconduct

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

 
A worker who “carelessly” operated a cigarette lighter inside a fume-filled container, causing a massive explosion which seriously injured the worker and his colleague, is entitled to worker’s compensation despite his questionable conduct, the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission has held. 
Under the Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003, a worker who sustains injuries as a result [...]

Banter, horseplay, name calling and the risk of depression

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Qantas Airways Limited (Frank Grisaffi) v Q-COMP
Qantas appealed the decision by Q-COMP, which set aside the decision of Qantas and accepted the claim for compensation.
The main contention by Qantas was the depressive condition was not work related and that employment was not a significant contributing factor.
The claimant contended the depression was caused by banter, name [...]

Qld Industrial Court decisions

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Kevin Daly v Q-COMP (C/2009/23) - appeal against the decision of the Industrial Magistrate on the issue of not being a “worker”  – father ‘working’ for his son – appeal dismissed and ‘control test’ relied upon.
Elizabeth Miller v Q-COMP (C/2009/20) – appeal against the decision of the Industrial Magistrate on the issue of “reasonable management action” – Q-COMP [...]

David Cormack, Barrister