Workcover QLD sets deadline for audiometric testing
- August 17, 2025
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Uncategorized
- workcover, Workers Compensation
- 0 Comments
By Anton Pahoff Effective 29 July 2025, Workcover QLD has set a deadline for audiometric testing requirements for all workers exposed to noisy workplaces. New audiometric testing requirements effective 29…
Department of Defence prosecuted for failure to notify
- July 13, 2025
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured, Uncategorized
- OHS, WHS, workers, Workers Compensation, workplace injury
- 0 Comments
By Anton Pahoff Recently, Comcare prosecuted the Department of Defence for failure to immediately notify of a serious injury. This highlights the necessity for PCBU’s to understand their obligations relating…
Navigating the Complex World of Workers’ Compensation
- October 25, 2023
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Uncategorized
- claims management, return to work, Workers Compensation, workplace safety
- 0 Comments
By Cathy Power In the realm of workers’ compensation, employers often find themselves facing a multitude of frustrations. The lack of control over their claims and a pervasive sense of…
There should be no compensation for medically unnecessary absence
- May 29, 2023
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- compensation, employers, injury, medical, ombudsman, return to work, Workers Compensation
- 0 Comments
By Simon Booth We live in age of predictive data. We have the ability to gather data in a certain area, over time, and use it to accurately predict outcomes.…
Victorian employers, now is the time to start focusing on your 2023/2024 premium calculation
- February 9, 2022
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Uncategorized
- insurance, workers comp, Workers Compensation, worksafe, WorkSafe Victoria
- 0 Comments
By Simon Booth The quirks of the Victorian Workers’ Compensation system can result in employers investing time and energy in managing claims that provide absolutely no financial benefit. The two…
Provisional Payments for Mental Health Injuries
- August 6, 2021
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post, Featured
- Blog, insurance, mental health, wellbeing, Workers Compensation, workplace injury
- 0 Comments
By Staff Writers As of 1 July, 2021, new legislation allows Victorians who suffer from work-related mental health injuries to access early treatment and support as they await the outcome…
Disrupting the compensation cycle
- May 26, 2021
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- compenation cycle, ombudsman, return to work, workcover, Workers Compensation
- 0 Comments
By Simon Booth The Victorian government’s Independent Review into the Victorian Workers’ Compensation System is due to be published soon. Aegis RMS made a submission addressing its concerns about the…
What Are Not Arguments for Disputing a Claim
- May 6, 2021
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- claims, disputes, premiums, Workers Compensation
- 0 Comments
By Simon Booth There are limited arguments that an employer can make in relation to claim liability. The following are NOT acceptable reasons for disputing a claim. They have a…
Causal clarity and mental injury claims
- April 26, 2021
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- casual clarity, mental health, mental injury, Workers Compensation
- 0 Comments
By Simon Booth The Victorian government’s Independent Review into the Victorian Workers’ Compensation System is due to be published in April. Aegis RMS made a submission addressing its concerns about…
Workers’ compensation schemes need to address human factors
- March 26, 2021
- Simon Booth
- Blog Post
- icare, independent review, schemes, sira, workcover, Workers Compensation
- 0 Comments
By Simon Booth The Victorian government’s Independent Review into the Victorian Workers’ Compensation System is due to be published in April. Aegis RMS made a submission addressing its concerns about…