Resources and Links
Case Notes
- Occupier v Employer Decision outside the (Cardboard) Box
- The Pain of Aggravations and Exacerbations – when work is not “a Significant Contributing Factor’ to causing an Injury
- Lusk & Anor -v- Sapwell (2011) QCA 59
- Sapwell –v- Lusk [2010] QSC 344
- Barns v Parlin Pty Ltd & Ors [2010] WADC 92
- Stop Press – BTL’s Landmark Decision in the High Court
- Chapman v University of Southern Queensland Student Guild [2010] QDC
- Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak; Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Bou Najem [2009] HCA 48
- J Boag and Son Brewing Pty Ltd v Allan John Button [2010] FWAFB 4022
- Tabet v Gett [2010] HCA 12: Compensability of a Lost Chance
Useful Links
Workers’ Compensation
WorkCover Queensland
Government body responsible for managing the workers compensation fund and overseeing work place occupational health and safety standards.
Q-Comp
An independent authority overseeing workers’ compensation in Queensland
Association of Self Insured Employers of Queensland
Members of the Association include some of Queensland’s largest employers who have elected to provide their own Accident Insurance under a Self Insurance Licence, instead of insuring with Work Cover. The Queensland Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act permits the Regulatory Authority Q-Comp to issue Self Insurance Licences to large Employers that can demonstrate the ability to meet regulatory requirements.
Companies
ASIC
Enforces company and financial services laws to protect consumers, investors and creditors; regulates and informs the public about Australian companies
CCIQ – Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland
Chamber of Commerce & Industry Queensland, a non-Government organisation, is the state’s leading business association, delivering a broad range of services and representing business interests to government at all levels.
Insurance
AILA – Australian Insurance Law Association
AILA is the Australian chapter of the International Association for Insurance Law (Association Nationale De Droit Des Assurances – AIDA). The Australian Insurance Law Association (AILA) is a national non- profit organisation formed to provide a forum for the promotion, review, development and debate of insurance law.
APRA –Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
The prudential regulator of the financial services industry. It oversees banks, credit unions, building societies, general insurance and reinsurance companies, life insurance, friendly societies, and most members of the superannuation industry, and is funded largely by the industries that it supervises.
APRA List of Registered Life Insurance Companies
APRA National Claims and Policies Database
APRA has established the NCPD at the request of the Government to enable insurers, the community and government to better understand these classes of insurance.
APRA Register of Authorised Insurers
This is the Register of Authorised Insurers under Section 122 of the Insurance Act 1973.
Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance
The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance is the leading provider of education, training and professional development services to the insurance and financial services industry in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific region.
Institute of Actuaries of Australia
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia is the sole professional body for actuaries in Australia.
Insurance Council of Australia
Organization that represents the interests of the Australian general insurance industry.
Free online news bulletin for Australia’s general insurance industry and the wider financial services community.
Provides free quotes on all types of insurance
J.P. Morgan Deloitte 2008 General Insurance Survey
Provides a detailed overview of the current state of the Australian general insurance industry and the industry’s expectations.
KPMG General Insurance Industry Survey
KPMG General Insurance Industry Survey
MAIC – Motor Accident Insurance Commission
The Motor Accident Insurance Commission is the regulatory authority responsible for the ongoing management of the Compulsory Third Party scheme in Queensland.
Legal
Queensland Law Society
The Queensland Law Society (QLS) is the peak professional body for the state’s legal practitioners.
Queensland Public Interest Law Clearance House Incorporated
A not-for-profit community based legal organisation that coordinates the provision of pro bono legal services for individuals and community groups.