Legislative Developments

2018 Amendments to Workers Compensation Legislation

Bill introduced to establish presumptive rights to compensation for firefighters in respect of certain cancers

Recent Decisions

At fault driver's injuries arose out of employment! 
Ballina Shire Council v Knapp [2018] NSWWCCPD 35 (27 August 2018)

No employer fault for injury on third party work site 
Avopiling Pty Ltd v Bosevski; Avopiling v Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer [2018] NSWCA 146 (23 August 2018)

Back to basics: Trial judge’s obligation to make findings of fact before determining negligence 
Bauer Media Pty Ltd t/as Network Services Company v Khedrlarian [2018] NSWCA 208 (20 September 2018)