The State Insurance and Care Legislation Amendment Bill 2022 has passed the Second Reading stage.
Of note is that the Bill proposes some significant amendments to the NSW workers compensation scheme with regards to death benefits and commutations.
Key Takeaways
Key Takeaways
If you have registered a caveat over property in NSW and you receive a lapsing notice, you do not have as much time to extend your caveat as you may at first think.
By operation of a NSWSC practice note, caveators are required to apply to the Duty Judge not less than five days before the notice period elapses to ensure the Court has time to hear the application and issue orders. This reduces the time you have to obtain orders from 21 days to 16 days.
Why is it important to urgently obtain legal advice?
On 16 February 2022 the HCA delivered a significant decision in Walton & Anor v ACN 004 410 833 Ltd (Formerly Arrium Limited) (In Liquidation) & Ors (HCA 2022) expanding the scope in which an examination summons can be issued to an officer of a corporation in external administration about its examinable affairs pursuant to s596A of the Corporations Act 2001 (the Act).
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Turks is delighted to announce that we have been selected as an Excellence Awardee in the 2022 Australasian Law Awards in the category of ‘Insurance Specialist Firm of the Year’.
The Australasian Law Awards recognise excellence and outstanding achievements in the legal industry. This marks the 12th consecutive year that we have been recognised in this prestigious award.
The winners will be announced at a gala dinner on Thursday 19 May at the Hilton Sydney.
State of New South Wales v Skinner (NSWCA 2022)
Key Takeaways
To be successful in a claim for work injury damages, any breach of duty of care must be causative of a worker’s injury. If a worker is diagnosed with multiple psychological injuries as a result of their employment, it is possible for a breach of duty to have caused one injury, but not the others.
Brief Facts
Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v Personnel Contracting Pty Ltd (HCA 2022)
ZG Operations Australia Pty Ltd v Jamsek (HCA 2022)
Pirie v State of New South Wales (NSW Police Force) (NSWPICPD 2022)
Key Takeaways
In this case, the Acting Deputy President found that if a matter is to be referred to a Medical Assessor (MA) it may be possible for the reports of more than one Independent Medical Examiner (IME) to be relied upon.