Queensland Personal Injury Judgments, WCRA Common Law
A structured database of Queensland personal injury court judgments. Search and filter by claim type, court, body region, plaintiff age, occupation, and outcome. Built from public judgments by Roche Legal for practitioners and prospective claimants.
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| Case | Occupation category | Injury category | Claim type | Age at injury | Damages |
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Workcover Queensland v CRG Harvesting Pty Ltd
[2026] QCA 124 Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed WorkCover Queensland's appeal, upholding the primary judge's findings that Carlo Germanotta was a 'worker' under the WCRA (employed under a contract of employment,… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Lumbar spine, Thoracic spine +8 | WCRA Common Law | 45 | - |
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Frazer v State of Queensland
[2026] QSC 82 Trial
Although the court assessed the plaintiff's damages at $678,307.30, it found the State did not breach its duty of care and that causation was not established. Judgment was… |
Professional | Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | ~55 | $0 |
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Goldthorpe v HJS Store Pty Limited
[2025] QDC 209 Trial
The plaintiff's claim was dismissed: the court found Harvey Norman had not breached its duty of care by providing a standard heavy-duty trolley and a medically cleared co-worker.… |
Labourer | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Lumbar spine, Thoracic spine | WCRA Common Law | ~54 | $0 |
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Hoyes v Wellways Australia Limited ACN 093 357 165
[2025] QDC 125 Trial
The plaintiff's claim was dismissed. The court found no breach of duty causative of injury — the defendant had reasonable support and counselling systems in place, the plaintiff… |
Community & Personal Service Worker | Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | ~23 | $0 |
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Cagney v D&J Building Contractors Pty Ltd
[2025] QCA 116 Appeal
Leave to appeal was granted because the questions of law had wider application, but the appeal was dismissed. The Court of Appeal held the trial judge correctly found… |
Technician / Trade Worker | WCRA Common Law | - | $0 | |
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Sawyer v Steeplechase Pty Ltd
[2025] QCA 2 Appeal
The Court of Appeal dismissed the worker's appeal, upholding the trial judge's finding that the principal contractor (SWC) owed no duty of care to the employee of its… |
Technician / Trade Worker | Lumbar / thoracic spine | WCRA Common Law | - | $0 |
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