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  • Case study

    Employer not negligent in crane road accident

    Millard v RI-CO (2004) Pty Limited (In liquidation) [2014] QSC 15 April 2014. An employer was found not to be negligent in its duty of care after a worker was injured driving a crane on a public road without permission.

    1 July 2015
  • Case study

    Evidence does not support damages claim

    Lewis v Greenmountain Food Processing Pty Ltd 6 June 2014 A Brisbane judge rules against labourer’s claims for damages for personal injuries suffered in the course of his employment at a meat processing plant due to conflicting evidence.

    1 July 2015
  • Case study

    Credibility of witness statements

    Tep v ATS Australasian Technical Services Pty Ltd [2012] QSC, 7 September 2012. This case was decided on credibility where his honour preferred the evidence of the defendant’s witnesses to that of the workers as to how the event occurred.

    1 July 2015
  • Case study

    Evidence and symptoms must support damages claim

    Bawden v Proserprine Cooperative Sugar Milling Association Ltd 9 April 2015 [QDC 205]. This case highlights that in the case of a psychiatric injury, that evidence and symptoms must support the damages claim.

    1 July 2015
  • Case study

    Surveillance and other related issues of credibility

    Barker v Casco Australia Pty Ltd, 07 October 2011. This case study clearly demonstrates the importance of achieving a return to work outcome and that surveillance and other related issues of credibility are subject to the opinion formed by a Court and can be critical in determining the outcome of a quantum only trial.

    1 July 2015
  • Case study

    Damages awarded for physical and psychological injury

    Harris v State of Queensland [2014] QDC 35 28 February 2014. Liability was admitted by the employer, but a psychiatric injury, which arose after the physical workplace injury, led to the trial to judge the amount of damages.

    1 July 2015
  • Case study

    Liability admitted but future economic loss disputed

    Haden v Smith's Snackfood Company Ltd [2013] QMC 1 11 February 2013. The plaintiff won in the Magistrates Court, but the decision was successfully appealed due to an incorrect calculation of damages.

    1 July 2015
  • Case study

    Considering genuine occupational requirements

    Chivers v State of Queensland (Queensland Health) [2014]QCA 141 13 June 2014 The Queensland Court of Appeal recently handed down a decision which helps to clarify employers’ responsibilities in considering whether a particular requirement of a position is a genuine occupational requirement, or, whether adjustments should be made to meet the needs of an employee with an impairment or disability.

    1 July 2015
  • Publication

    November 2021

    November 2021 edition of Rehabilitation and Return to Work e-bulletin.

    18 November 2021
  • Guide

    Shifting nutrition - a shift workers guide to nutrition

    A guide for shift workers on healthy eating

    PDF 5.1 MB 28 August 2020
  • Guide

    Participative Ergonomics for Manual Tasks (PErforM) Handbook

    This 17 page handbook steps you through applying the 'Participative Ergonomics for manual-tasks' (or PErforM) program. Use it to prevent musculoskeletal injuries from forming during manual-tasks. Suitable for all industries.

    PDF 1.1 MB 28 August 2020
  • Publication

    October 2021

    October 2021 edition of Rehabilitation and Return to Work e-bulletin.

    28 October 2021