All Articles From John Walsh
Common Law - The New Battleground Between Unions & Employers
Shortly before the election, the Government issued a workers compensation policy statement introducing “A New Recovery and Return to Work System for South Australians”. The new system will see the…
Reasonable Administrative Action
Businesses failing to comply with their industrial obligations will open themselves up to claims for workers’ compensation.
Labor’s Discussion Paper On WorkCover - Does It Matter?
With a reasonable amount of fanfare, Labor’s WorkCover Policy Statement was released on Friday 24 January 2014. The following Friday morning the chances of Labor being in power after the March 14…
Could you be Required to give an Injured Employee a Job for Life?
A recent decision by the Workers Compensation Tribunal paves the way for the Tribunal to, in effect, review a Compensating Authority’s decision to release an employer from their Section 58B…
Concern About How WorkCoverSA is Fixing its Financial Problems
Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association (ARPA) 3 December, 2013 MEDIA RELEASE Concern about how WorkCoverSA is fixing its financial problems Changes to be introduced by WorkCoverSA will lead…
When Will You Be Liable For The Doctor’s Mistakes?
Employers may not be aware that the liability for workers who receive negligent medical treatment for compensable injuries, which aggravates pre-existing injuries and causes new ones, could…
WorkCover: Where to From Here?
Deputy Premier John Rau has declared that WorkCover is “buggered” and he has promised a “root and branch” recasting of the scheme to “bring it into closer alignment with comparable schemes…
High Court Decision a Victory for Common Sense
The High Court recently handed down a decision in relation to a workers compensation claim which many will welcome as a triumph for common sense.
WorkCover Shake Up
In the Chinese year of the snake, is WorkCover sliding down the snake or climbing up the ladder?
Part 2: What happens after an investigation of serious workplace injury?
In Part 1 we looked at the scope of powers held by the statutory authorities SafeWork SA and WorkCover, along with their limitations, in the event that they launch an investigation into a serious…
DWFT Report
The DWFT Report is a comprehensive publication containing news, commentary and analysis of significant contemporary legal issues impacting the Australian business community.
