TAC Loss of Earnings Benefits If you have been injured in a transport accident and have an accepted TAC claim, you may be entitled to receive compensation in the form of loss of earnings benefits. Benefit Duration People injured in a transport accident are able to claim loss of earnings benefits for a period of […]Continue reading
Being regional lawyers, we regularly come across injuries on the road caused by straying livestock. The presence of a cow, horse or sheep on a public road does not of itself enable an injured motorist to obtain compensation from the owner of the livestock in the event of injury. In order to be entitled to […]Continue reading
If you have been impacted by forced adoption practices, you may be entitled to bring a common law claim and sue the relevant institution for compensation. In 2021, the Parliamentary Inquiry into Historical Forced Adoption in Victoria uncovered that thousands of women who gave birth between 1958 to 1984 suffered trauma as a result of […]Continue reading
Children and teenagers spend most of the day at school where they deserve to feel safe. Students are in a vulnerable position at school, being in the care, supervision and control of teachers and education support staff such as aides, counsellors and other employees. Sadly, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse […]Continue reading
On 1 September 2022, the Accident Compensation Conciliation Service changed its name to the Workplace Injury Commission (“WIC”). The WIC is responsible for attempting to resolve disputes in relation to workers compensation entitlements between an injured worker and the WorkCover insurer via conciliation or arbitration. The introduction of the WIC led to some additional changes […]Continue reading
Can my Employer or WorkCover Agent Attend my Medical Appointments? The simple answer is no. Without your consent, it is a flagrant breach of your privacy. Many of our clients approach us and query whether their employer or their WorkCover representative is permitted to attend their private medical appointments. Frequently, employers and their representatives ‘invite’ […]Continue reading
A Category of Forgotten Worker/Road User This is an extremely distressing topic for us to raise, but we feel that not having the debate is to sit back and perpetuate a failure of the law and insurance for a category of hard-working, everyday people. It is a topic that involves the tragedy of suicide, […]Continue reading
Yesterday’s horrific transport accident in Armadale which left a woman in a critical condition at The Alfred Hospital after being struck by the driver of a vehicle allegedly on Autopilot, is a stark reminder of every driver’s need to understand the capabilities of the technology they are using and their non-delegable duty to be responsible […]Continue reading
The Ballarat Trial With Ballarat being the first regional location to commence a 12-month trial of the shared electric or “e-scooter” in December 2021, it took as little as 3 days for issues to arise. According to The Ballarat Courier, problems are emerging placing pedestrians and road users at risk. Following a rider crashing through […]Continue reading
What does it mean if the TAC advise me I’m eligible for common law compensation? If you have received a letter from the TAC notifying you of your eligibility to apply for common law compensation, the TAC has done what is known as proactively granting you a serious injury certificate. One of the functions of […]Continue reading
