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Updated table of costs for medical treatment - effective 1 December 2020

WorkCover Queensland has reviewed and updated the medical treatment table of costs applicable for workers' compensation in Queensland. The changes are effective 1 December 2020.

Release of mental injury treatment guidelines

WorkCover Queensland is committed to facilitating best practice claims management and promoting positive outcomes for Queensland workers with injuries.

Contravention of a non-disturbance notice and unlawful asbestos removal costs company $7,000 in fines

At a recent hearing in the Southport Magistrates Court, a local business was fined a total of $7,000 for failing to comply with a non-disturbance notice without reasonable excuse and directing or allowing a worker to remove over 10m2 of asbestos containing material when it didn’t not hold an appropriate licence.

NQ company fined $150,000 after worker crushed to death

At a recent hearing in the Cairns Magistrates Court, a North Queensland diesel mechanical repair and sugar cane harvesting business was fined $150,000 following an incident in 2017 when a worker was crushed to death trying to fix a cane haul-out vehicle.

Unlicensed electrical work leads to hefty fine int Townsville

A Townsville man who carried out electrical work has been fined $11,500 for not holding an electrical contractor’s licence.

Not using golf cart safely around school kids ends in disaster and hefty fine

A not for profit organisation in Brisbane has been fined $100,000 after nasty golf cart incident left a young child seriously injured.

$16,000 in fines for dodgy demolition of house with asbestos containing material

At a recent hearing in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court, a company and its two directors were fined $16,000 for not properly demolishing a house which had asbestos containing material (ACM).

Company director fined after removing asbestos without a license

At a recent hearing in the Brisbane Magistrates Court, the business owner was fined $2,000 for an offence which occurred on or around 17 May 2019. He was the director of a company which had its asbestos removal license cancelled in July 2018.

Poor supervision of new worker costs business $40,000

At a recent hearing in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court, a company was fined $40,000 for failing to ensure the health and safety of its workers, resulting in exposure to risk of death or serious injury. In particular, the defendant failed to adequately supervise an employee.

$60,000 fine after incident left worker with partial thumb amputation

A Brisbane warehousing, transport and distribution business has been fined $60,000 over an incident which left a young worker with a partially amputated thumb which had to be surgically repaired.

Industrial manslaughter charge laid against Gympie business owner

The independent Work Health and Safety Prosecutor, Mr Aaron Guilfoyle, has commenced an industrial manslaughter prosecution against the owner of a Gympie business which sells and services electric motors.

$50,000 fine for Toowoomba Second Range Crossing incident

A subcontractor working on the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing was fined $50,000 this week over a work safety incident in which a mobile concrete pump with a 60m boom became unstable and tipped, putting workers at risk.