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  • Case study

    Employer's duty of care is not absolute

    Baker v Prescare (Corinda) [2014] QDC 159 31 July 2014. This case highlights that while an employer's duty of care is onerous, it is not absolute.

    1 July 2015
  • Case study

    Damages for care and assistance

    Koven v Hail Creek Coal Pty Ltd, 25 March 2011. Full damages for care and assistance can be awarded where paid care and assistance was provided even just once between the date of injury and trial, despite being provided gratuitously/for free on all other occasions.

    1 July 2015
  • Video

    High risk work assessor portal – Split assessment event notification result entry

    This instructional video covers split assessment event notifications and allocation in the high risk work assessor portal.

    12 April 2021
  • Video

    Lendlease

    1 October 2017
  • Video

    High Court case examining vicarious liability

    In this pre-recorded webinar video, WorkCover Queensland Senior Lawyer, Tim Loos, sits down with Chris Murphy, Special Counsel at Cooper Grace Ward, to discuss the details of the case of CCIG Investments Pty Ltd v Schokman and to delve into the topic of vicarious liability and its relevance for employers.

    13 September 2023
  • Case study

    Baker awarded damages after back injury

    Mr Dance was a 44 year old baker who sustained a lower back injury on 1 November 2016, lifting a bowl with mixture weighing approximately 45.2kg. Mr Dance sustained a disc prolapse requiring surgery. Following surgery, Mr Dance obtained alternative employment as a baker earning a higher income than that pre-injury.

    23 December 2019
  • Case study

    Importance of proactively progressing claim

    The plaintiff was injured on 23 May 2011 while undertaking a task during the course of his employment. The plaintiff issued court proceedings in February 2013. Liability was not in dispute but the nature of the injuries sustained and the amount of damages claimed was in dispute.

    2 December 2019
  • Case study

    No damages for highly unusual work event

    The plaintiff was a 25-year-old hospitality worker at the Daydream Island Resort. He suffered unusual injuries in highly unusual circumstances.

    2 June 2021
  • Case study

    The home: another place of employment where workplace injuries can occur

    Working from home creates an additional place of employment in which the employer must take steps to do what is reasonably practicable to ensure the health and safety of their workers.

    21 March 2024
  • Publication

    May 2024

    Read the May 2024 edition of the Rehabilitation and Return to Work e-bulletin.

    2 May 2024
  • Guide

    Guidelines for the acceptance of an enforceable undertaking

    WHS undertakings, electrical safety undertakings and recreational water activities health and safety undertakings are collectively referred to as an undertaking or enforceable undertaking (EU).

    PDF 559.78 kB 25 July 2024
  • Case study

    No alternative system established

    Williams v Riviera Marine [2013] QDC 306. The worker suffered a shoulder injury while working on wiring in a small locker onboard a boat.

    1 July 2015