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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Germanotta v CRG Harvesting Pty Ltd
[2025] QSC 329 Trial
Judgment was entered for the plaintiff against CRG Harvesting for $1,299,113.33. The court found the plaintiff was a 'worker' under the WCRA, rejecting WorkCover's contentions that he was… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Lumbar spine, Thoracic spine +8 | WCRA Common Law | 45 | $1,299,113 |
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Cameron v Atlas Heavy Engineering Pty Ltd
[2024] QDC 49 Trial
The court found on balance the plaintiff suffered an epileptic seizure before falling, but held that whether he fell from the cutting table (breach of duty) or from… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Lumbar / thoracic spine, Right shoulder, Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | 59 | $0 |
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Tyndall v Kestrel Coal Pty Ltd (No 3)
[2021] QSC 119 Trial
The court found Kestrel breached its duty of care by exposing the plaintiff to excessive vibration from prolonged loader operation, causing vibration induced white finger syndrome, and rejected… |
Machinery Operator / Driver | Hand / wrist, Left hand/upper limb | WCRA Common Law | ~45 | $1,483,319 |
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Habermann v Cook Shire Council
[2025] QSC 214 Trial
The Court found Cook Shire Council breached its employer's duty of care by failing to reveal in a timely way the facts demonstrating a fabricated email (falsely depicting… |
Manager | Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | ~39 | $2,359,038 |
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Miller v WorkCover Queensland
[2024] QDC 156 Trial
The plaintiff's claim was dismissed. The court found her evidence devoid of credit (she had fabricated and tampered with evidence), held she was not a worker but a… |
Manager | Psychiatric | WCRA Common Law | 52 | $0 |
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