All Articles From John Walsh
Return to Work SA Update
The upside and the downside
Supreme Court Awards Injured Worker $1.3 Million
Lessons for businesses using contractors
The Chosen One
One assessment to rule them all, one assessment to find them; one assessment to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
Transforming Workers Compensation in South Australia
The Return to Work Act 2014 (SA) & the South Australian Employment Tribunal
WorkCover: The Big Reform
After Minister Rau famously described the current workers compensation scheme as “buggered”, the Government announced that the WorkCover scheme would be replaced by a Return to Work Scheme effective…
Omissions Must Cause or Contribute to Loss to Allow Rejection of Insurance Claims
Implications of Maxwell v Highway Hauliers Pty Ltd [2014] HCA 33
Alert: Appointments Announced to Workers Compensation and Employment Tribunals
The State Government yesterday announced in the South Australian Government Gazette the following two new appointments to the Workers Compensation Tribunal and the Employment Tribunal: Deputy…
TPD Assessment and Cost Implications for Insurers who Fail to Act Fairly
Important takeaways from Hannnover Life Re of Australasia v Cesario Colella [2014] VSCA 205
Alert: Return to Work and Employment Tribunal Bills passed by Parliament
The State Government’s plan to enact a new workers compensation scheme is all but in place after the Return to Work Bill 2014 yesterday passed through the Legislative Council. Minister Rau intends…
Workers’ Compensation Reform in South Australia
The Return to Work Bill 2014 (SA) is currently under debate in State Parliament. The Bill is intended to deliver the deepest reform of workers’ compensation in South Australia since 1986. The…
DWFT Report
The DWFT Report is a comprehensive publication containing news, commentary and analysis of significant contemporary legal issues impacting the Australian business community.
