Adviceline Injury Lawyers

• Linton Sayer v Melsteel in the Supreme Court of Victoria, June 2017

  6th Jul 2017

  The plaintiff had been in continuous employment since the age of 16. He commenced employment with the defendant, as a boilermaker, in 2006. As and from 2008, Mr Savage became his supervisor and problems started to occur.

• Medical Treatment Planning And Decisions Act 2016 (Vic)

  29th Jun 2017

  New legislation will come into effect on 12 March 2018 that will repeal the Medical Treatment Act 1988, and amend the Mental Health Act 2014.

• TAC's new client app: MyTAC

  22nd Jun 2017

  The Victorian Transport Accident Commission has produced an app specifically designed for people injured in transport accidents.

• TAC’s new rapid payment scheme

  11th May 2017

  A most welcome and far-sighted scheme is about to be rolled-out by Victoria’s Transport Accident Commission (TAC).

• ‘Special Financial Assistance’ for Victorian victims halved

  4th May 2017

  The VOCAT can only offer victims of the worst crimes, with the worst outcomes, up to $10,000 for any grief, distress, trauma or injury.

• Melbourne wall collapse: compensation under the Sentencing Act

  20th Apr 2017

  Recent compensation settlements involving the families of pedestrians killed by a wall collapse highlight a rarely used avenue of compensation: claims under the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic).

• Workers compensation and human rights

  13th Apr 2017

  Since the enactment of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities (Charter) in 2006, it has been necessary for Victorian legislation to be compatible with the 20 basic human rights set out in the Charter.

• Why practitioners should review their TAC files

  30th Mar 2017

  A recent Victorian decision which provides that up to $20,000 extra for lost earnings is available to victims of transport accidents where the conduct involved a crime.