You have spoken to a lawyer, signed the paperwork, and now it feels as though your whole life is being asked for. Forms arrive asking about your Medicare, Centrelink and tax records. Doctors you have never met want to see you. Then it can go quiet for months. If you have wondered whether any of … Read more
At Roche Legal, we regularly speak with injured workers who are worried they have missed the 6-month deadline to lodge a WorkCover claim. Missing that deadline is serious, and it can cost you real money. But it does not automatically end your rights, and it does not necessarily shut down a common law damages claim … Read more
Last updated 18 August 2026 · Figures reviewed by Sean Roche, Principal, Roche Legal For lump sum offers made from 1 July 2026, each 1% of permanent impairment (DPI) is worth $4,311 in WorkCover Queensland lump sum compensation, and the maximum combined lump sum is $862,222 at 100% DPI. The tables below set out the … Read more
We often dispel a common misconception that it is not possible to bring a common law claim for damages after the expiry of 3 years since the date of the event causing the injury, set out by s.11 of the Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) (‘LAA’). When an injured person makes a statutory workers’ compensation claim, s.302 of the Workers’ … Read more
If you’ve been injured in a workplace accident, chances are you have made a workers compensation claim through WorkCover, Queensland’s largest workplace injury insurer. At the end your rehabilitation, the claim is usually closed by WorkCover sending you to a doctor for an independent medical examination (IME) and then issuing you with a Notice of … Read more