Legislative Developments

COVID-19 Legislation Amendment (Emergency Measures) Act 2020

WCC and SIRA updates

Recent Decisions

Court of Appeal declines to isolate work from home
Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v Hill [2020] NSWCA 54 (31 March 2020)

Mincing words: Contract clauses which seek to exclude liability for injuries in labour-hire situations
Marketform Managing Agency Ltd for and on behalf of the Underwriting Members of Syndicate 2468 for the 2009 Year of Account v Ashcroft Supa IGA Orange Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 26 (10 March 2020)

Section 67 compensation: No more than the sum of its particulars?
Charles Usher v Lend Lease Project Management & Construction (Australia) Pty Limited [2020] NSWWCC 61 (3 March 2020)