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Tribunal confirms physiological change necessary for an “Injury” under Comcare scheme
September 30, 2021
QXQH and Comcare [2021] AATA 3036. Key Points: The Tribunal was asked to consider whether an Executive with Services Australia was entitled to further compensation in relation to a shoulder injury suffered in 2015. The Tribunal found that the original injury was a sprain, without physiological change, which did not constitute an “Injury”. The […]
Exclusion is not the aim of the game when it comes to considering the reasonableness of ‘aids or appliances’
March 26, 2018
Monk and Comcare [2018] AATA 224 Key Points Does a transporter van qualified as an ‘aid or appliance’, as prescribed by section 39(1)(e) of the SRC Act? The Tribunal applied the principle that an item required to “maintain personal sufficiency as largely as possible in the pursuit of his personal domestic life” is reasonable to […]
Provision of assistive equipment could prevent ongoing claims for compensation
November 3, 2016
Scuderi and Comcare [2015] AATA 921 Key Points The Tribunal considered whether Ms Scuderi was entitled to receive compensation for household services, including leg waxing, toe nail clipping and delivery of groceries. Background Ms Scuderi was 43 years old at the time of the proceedings. She had commenced work with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia […]
Ergarac v Comcare [2014] AATA 592 (22 August 2014)
April 17, 2015
Ergarac v Comcare [2014] AATA 592 (22 August 2014)