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Motor Vehicle Accident (CTP)
Drivers, passengers, cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians injured in a motor vehicle incident are generally covered through Queensland's Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance scheme; every registered vehicle carries it. There's an early, strict step in the process: a formal notice usually needs to reach the insurer within a matter of weeks of the accident, so getting advice quickly matters more than it might seem.
Common matters: car, motorcycle and cyclist accidents, pedestrian injuries, and claims involving unregistered or unidentified vehicles.
Check this applies to youWorkers Compensation
A workplace injury in Queensland is generally covered by the statutory WorkCover scheme, which can provide weekly payments, medical expenses, and lump-sum compensation for permanent impairment. For more serious injuries, there can also be a separate common law claim against your employer on top of those statutory benefits.
Rejected claim review: if WorkCover has knocked back your claim, that isn't necessarily the final word. I review the reasons given, assess whether a review or appeal is worth pursuing, and where it is, run that process for you.
Check this applies to youPublic Liability & Other PIPA Claims
Injuries caused by someone else's failure to keep their premises reasonably safe fall under public liability. Common examples include slip-and-fall incidents, shopping centre and supermarket injuries, and school-related injuries. These claims turn on whether the occupier owed you a duty of care, and whether the precautions they took (or didn't take) were reasonable in the circumstances.
Not every claim fits neatly into a standard workplace or occupier scenario, though. Labour hire and host-employer arrangements can raise their own liability questions when you're injured while placed with a host business, since more than one party may owe you a duty of care. The shift toward hybrid and flexible work arrangements has raised similar questions about where an employer's or occupier's duty of care extends when work happens outside a traditional office or worksite.
Medical negligence: injuries caused by a healthcare provider falling below the accepted standard of care, such as misdiagnosis, a surgical error, or delayed treatment, can also support a claim under the same PIPA framework. These matters turn heavily on the medical evidence, and I can advise on whether a case is worth pursuing.
Check this applies to youTotal & Permanent Disability
If an illness or injury has left you unable to work, you may be able to claim a TPD benefit through your superannuation fund's insurance, often without realising the cover exists. These claims are assessed strictly against your policy's definition of disability, and insurers frequently push back on medical evidence.
Common matters: superannuation-linked TPD claims, disputed or delayed TPD assessments, and claims following injury, illness, or mental health conditions that end a career.
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