NSW Workers Compensation – Sydney Compensation Lawyers

Update on NSW Workers Compensation

Presentation to the Northern Beaches Law Society on 24 March 2017

At Walker Law Group, NSW Workers Compensation Lawyers, we are passionate about ensuring that injured workers are able to claim the compensation that they deserve. A workplace accident can have detrimental effects on every aspect of your life. If you have been injured in the workplace, it is imperative that you contact one of our experienced workers compensation lawyers to find out if you can make a workcover claim. Strict time limits do apply for making these types of claims, so it is important that you take the first step and contact us as soon as possible.

Walker Law Group has over 20 years experience. Steve Walker, our principal Accredited Personal Injury Law Specialist, has an in-depth understanding of how the New South Wales Workers Compensation Scheme operates and can use this knowledge to give you the best chance of receiving compensation for your workplace injury. Steve Walker is on the panel of IRO approved lawyers in NSW he is a leading expert in his field. Steve will help you navigate the way to ensure you will not have to pay a cent for our legal services. To find out more, contact us now on 1300 363 013 or at enquiry@walkerlawgroup.com.au.

Below is a presentation given by Sydney’s Leading Workers Compensation Lawyer Steve Walker, on the Update on Workers Compensation to the Northern Beaches Law Society on 24 March 2017.

I will talk about the 2012 amendments to the Workers Compensation scheme as well as the Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2015 and the State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015  – together billed as the ‘2015 Workers Compensation Reform Package’  which received assent on 21 August.

I will discuss in general terms the benefits available now under NSW Workers Compensation, I will also discuss concepts of funding for legal costs and becoming an approved legal service provider to carry out legal work for injured workers.

Important to note that the 2012 & 2015 amendments do not apply to police officers, paramedics, fire-fighters, coal miners, emergency service volunteers and those with dust diseases.

Over the next few installments I will endeavour to unlock the complexity of the workers compensation scheme and explain how the decision making process and the workers compensation model works.   

Topics & Commentary will include:-

• Workers Compensation – Weekly Payments – overview
• First Entitlement Period
• Second Entitlement Period – Weeks 14 – 130
• Weekly payments after week 130
• Work Capacity Assessments and Work Capacity Decisions  
• Commentary on “Suitable Employment” Definition
• What’s the Model for Work Capacity Decision Reviews?
• What is the Work Capacity Decision Review model?
• What’s the difference between the Review stages?
• Seriously injured workers
• Compensation for Non-Economic Loss
• One Claim Rule (Section 66(1A))
• Important Points
• Compensation for Medical, Hospital and Rehabilitation Expenses
• Other Potential Rights
• The Common Law Rights
• Workers Compensation Independent Review Office (WIRO)
• The Disputes and Dispute Mechanisms
• Impairment is King
• The Incapacity Dilemma
• Future Reform
• The Section 39 Problem
• Workers Compensation Amendment (Legal Costs) Regulation 2016

As the principal of Walker Law Group, I would invite you to contact me with any questions or legal concerns you may have in achieving a successful result in your NSW workers compensation or workcover matter. 1300 363 013