Recent Cases

Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v Sako [2025] NSWCA 12 (13 February 2025) (Stern and McHugh JJA, Price AJA)


Catchwords:


WORKERS COMPENSATION — uninsured liability regime — Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 140 — meaning of “work injury damages” — meaning of “injury” — where relevant injury is silicosis

DUST DISEASES — dust diseases legislation — distinction between legislative treatment of dust diseases and general workers compensation