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A shocking level of work-related fatalities is disclosed in the figures regularly released by Safe Work Australia. A total of 3,751 workers have been killed in work-related incidents between 2003 and 2018. While Safe Work Australia has stated that the incidence of fatalities is declining, in 2019 there were still 183 worker fatalities, compared to […]

With reckless behaviour on the rise at a number of Australian surf breaks, surfboard accidents are becoming an increasing cause of painful injuries to surfers and swimmers alike. So, what are your rights if you are injured by an uncontrolled board? Can you sue the surfer? Injuries caused by negligence can lead to a lawsuit […]

Farm accidents are devastating for both victims and farm owners, especially when they can be avoided by complying with workplace health and safety laws. With workers’ lives potentially at stake, it’s imperative for farm owners and farm workers to understand their workplace safety rights and obligations and ensure they are protected. Dire consequences of ignoring […]

Much needed changes to the workers compensation scheme announced in May 2018 will allow all injured workers who dispute the amount of money they receive while off work to seek help from a lawyer. The plans to change the workers compensation system came after many injured workers complained of having to wrestle with a complicated […]

The legal rights of people injured in motor vehicle accidents are being further undermined by the NSW government’s changes to the green slip insurance scheme. Many injured people likely to be forced to rely on Medicare The government recently brought in a new regulation defining what constitutes a “minor injury” under the compulsory third party […]

The NSW government’s changes to the workers compensation payments for people suffering from workplace injuries is going to leave thousands of people in dire financial difficulties. The changes due to start in December 2017 severely limit financial assistance for workplace compensation, so that only the most seriously injured people will qualify. Many injured workers to […]

On 30 March 2017, the NSW Motor Accidents Injuries Bill 2017 was passed by parliament. This bill is significant as it replaced the previous compulsory third party motor accidents scheme under the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999, therefore changing the ways in which injured parties are compensated for motor accidents. Reviewing the processes and legislation that cover you […]

We see it all the time – people doing violent things on the sports field that they would be arrested for if they did it anywhere else. We see punches, body slams, tackles around the neck, elbows in the face, gang tackles to bring an opponent crashing to the ground, even deliberate attempts to maim […]

People injured in vehicle accidents in NSW are heading for a far worse predicament under changes to compulsory third party (CTP) insurance outlined in a state government reform position paper, On the road to a better CTP scheme, which was released in March 2016. Following consultation with stakeholders, the government released a subsequent paper, CTP […]

Ninety per cent of people injured in vehicle accidents will have to battle giant insurance companies alone and without legal assistance under controversial changes to the NSW CTP Green Slip scheme put forward by the government. This is just one of the detrimental effects of the proposed reforms for the Compulsory Third Party (CTP) scheme […]

Courtesy of Sarah Crawford, Daily Telegraph, 23 October 2015.  A teenage girl who was on a ferris wheel when a light plane crashed into it is suing the festival, the council and the pilot for psychological harm saying she now has an intense fear of show-rides and has even attempted suicide. Amber Arndell, then 13, […]

A teacher was pushing a fully laden shopping trolley with her toddler daughter sitting inside the trolley and her three year old son holding her hand as they moved towards her car in the car park. It was another day of hassles for a working mum, and it was about to get worse. Suddenly the […]

Article and photography courtesy of Manning River Times 13 April 2012 Happy occasion: At Manning Hospital for the presentation of the giant cheque were Justin Stack, Leanne Wood, Mark Kircher, Phil Shoesmith, Ros Everingham, Maureen Hogan and Fran Boad. A race day fundraiser for local oncology services was such a hit it will certainly become […]

Article courtesy of Manning River Times 28 March 2012 After seven years of unprecedented success raising funds for the Cancer Council, one of the major forces behind Taree’s Girl’s Night In has devised a different sort of fundraiser with a more local focus. Leanne Wood, who with a team of friends has been raising phenomenal […]

Article and photo courtesy of Manning River Times Bright future: Stacks Law Firm managing director, Justin Stack, presents the 2009 Stacks scholarship winner, Murray Taylor, with his prize. Murray will embark on a law/arts degree next year ST CLARE’S High School graduate Murray Taylor has won the 2009 Stacks Law Firm university scholarship program. The […]

http://www.manningrivertimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/residents-stave-off-damaging-development/1663680.aspx LOCAL residents of Manning Waters have successfully negotiated for the department of housing to pull out of building medium-high density housing at the Taree West estate. Residents learnt in mid-September that NSW Land and Corporation (NSW Department of Housing) had planned to buy several blocks of land in the estate for the purpose of […]