Browsing: Workers' comp decisions (NSW) | Page 31


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Principal entitled to rely on contractor's safety systems

The NSW Court of Appeal has quashed a $926,000 damages award, in finding that a truck crash was caused by excessive speed, and that an employer that was sued over the incident had been entitled to rely on an expert contractor to safely load the vehicle.


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Worker awarded compensation for rugby league injury

A NSW worker who injured his knee during a rugby league game on his day off has been awarded workers' compensation, after a commission found that a number of his senior managers were members of the association that organised the match.




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Workplace passive smoking contributed to lung cancer

An employer's victory in a passive-smoking dispute has proved short-lived, with an arbitrator finding it had a "very poorly" functioning ventilation system, and ordering it to compensate a worker with lung cancer.


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