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A commissioner incorrectly identified a workers' comp dispute as a safety matter, and focused too heavily on his own "experience and observations" when he rejected an injured worker's claim, a supreme court judge has found.

A worker who didn't officially report his back injury until a month after it allegedly occurred failed to notify his employer as soon as practicable, even though he immediately told his manager he'd been involved in an "incident", a tribunal has found.

In a case examining the meaning of "contract of service", a Supreme Court has upheld a finding that a man wasn't a "worker" when he fractured his neck and spine while working for a friend.

A man who was killed in a workplace incident wasn't a "worker" under workers' comp laws because he was "actively conducting" his own business at the time of his death, a tribunal has found.

A Supreme Court judge has rejected an employer's "ingenious" claim that an injured worker bears the onus of proving his or her "initial entitlement" to compensation if their employer accepts liability but decides to dispute it later.

A tribunal has found that a worker's psychological injury was caused by her misinterpretation of a single email, not bullying by managers.

An employer has avoided liability for a workplace injury arising from assault. A tribunal found that while the employer became aware of the incident minutes after it occurred, the injured worker failed to give notice as soon as practicable.

A worker who claims that her vulval pain was aggravated by a colleague's aggressive and bullying behaviour has been denied workers' compensation.

An employer that sent a worker "heavy-handed" emails after she took a rare day off work has been ordered to compensate her for a psychological injury.

A worker who injured his knee after tripping over a vacuum cleaner left in a corridor has been awarded workers' compensation, while an employer has been ordered to pay a deceased worker's family $336,000 in lump sum compensation.