Category: Personal Injury

A plain-English guide to how Queensland’s WorkCover scheme treats psychological injury: what a psychiatric or psychological disorder must show under section 32, and how the reasonable management action exclusion decides many of these claims.

Who the Nominal Defendant is, when it stands in as CTP insurer for unidentified or unregistered vehicles, and the notice deadlines that decide these claims.

After an injury, one of the first questions people ask is whether the law gives them any rights at all. It is a sensible question, and the honest answer is that personal injury law in Queensland is built around specific categories, specific tests, and strict time limits. This article explains, in general terms, how the… Continue reading Personal Injury Law in Queensland: Categories and Time Limits

Quick answer: A Notice of Assessment is WorkCover’s formal statement of how badly your work injury has impaired you and, if you qualify, an offer of a one-off lump sum. Before you sign anything, know this: accepting can be irreversible, and if your impairment is assessed at under 20%, accepting the lump sum instead of… Continue reading Should you accept your WorkCover lump sum offer?

Quick answer: In Queensland, an injured worker may have two very different claims: a statutory WorkCover claim (no-fault benefits) and a common-law claim (damages, only if your employer was at fault). Your degree of permanent impairment (DPI) is the hinge. At 20% or more, you can take the lump sum and sue. Below 20%, you… Continue reading WorkCover vs common law in Queensland: the 20% impairment decision

Quick answer. WorkCover is Queensland’s statutory, no-fault workers’ compensation scheme: if you are injured at work you can claim benefits without having to prove anyone was to blame. Two pathways exist. The statutory claim covers weekly payments, medical and rehabilitation costs and, sometimes, a lump sum. A separate common-law claim for damages may be open… Continue reading WorkCover claims in Queensland: the complete guide

Quick answer: In most Queensland motor accident claims you must give a written Notice of Accident Claim to the CTP insurer within 9 months of the accident (or of when your symptoms first appeared). If you see a lawyer about a possible claim before then, the deadline can shorten to 1 month after that first… Continue reading CTP claim time limits in Queensland

Quick answer: A CTP (compulsory third party) claim is how an injured person seeks compensation after a Queensland motor vehicle accident, made against the at-fault vehicle’s CTP insurer rather than the driver personally. The most important point: strict deadlines apply. Written notice to the insurer is generally due within 9 months, and any court action… Continue reading CTP claims in Queensland: the complete guide

Social media posts do not stay on social media. In a Queensland personal injury claim, the evidence that matters is not confined to medical records and witness statements. Photographs, check-ins, captions, and even likes on social media platforms are discoverable, and insurers and defendants have become systematic about looking for them. A post that seemed… Continue reading How Social Media Can Impact Your Personal Injury Claim: Dos and Don’ts