A lottery you’d
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No one wants to get injured but it’s unfair to compensate people with similar injuries in different ways.
Unfortunately, it happens all the time in New South Wales.
It shouldn’t matter whether you’re injured driving a car, working on a building site or slipping in a supermarket.
If you’re injured as a result of someone else’s fault, you need to be compensated in order to have your quality of life restored.
The New South Wales Government must restore fairness and consistency to personal injury laws in this state.
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Prison officers caught in the crossfireCorrectional officers Tony and Tim were both badly injured during a riot at a NSW prison in April 2002. While going to the aid of two fellow employees,who were being beaten by a number of prisoners, Tony and Tim were attacked, kicked, punched and received severe blows to the head with a wooden instrument.
Two broken legs but no compensation
In 2004, 30 sheets of glass weighing about 750 kilograms fell on to 47-year-old construction company employee AJ when he was helping to unload a truck. He sustained irreparable damage to both legs.
At 23, Ted's future is uncertain
In 2005, Ted was working up to eight metres above the ground on a building site when he fell, hitting the concrete below.His employer failed to provide scaffolding, safety equipment or training to keep Ted and his fellow workers safe onsite.
Susan was crushed by the system
In 2001 Susan suffered serious injuries when she was crushed and then dragged along by a car whilst standing next to her vehicle, which had broken down.
Her left hip was crushed, her collarbone broken and she suffered serious head injuries. She underwent a hip reconstruction and now walks with the aid of a cane.
Before she can claim compensation for her injuries, Susan has to pass an injury threshold of more than 10 per cent under NSW law. Susan was assessed, but missed out by one per cent, despite her severe injuries.
Hear Susan's story
Shirley's been left to fend for herself
In May 2002, 57-year-old Shirley was
assaulted by a resident while working as a
cleaner at a psychiatric hospital in regional
NSW.
Shirley was cleaning a bedroom when she was
repeatedly hit on the back of the head and
grabbed around the neck, before managing to
struggle free.
Sarah has lost her sense of security
Five years ago, Sarah*, 45, was working
as a nurse and sonographer in a public
hospital in Sydney’s southwest when she
experienced severe pain in her neck,
shoulders, back and arms. Scans revealed that Sarah had sustained several
injuries to the discs in her spine. It is accepted
that these injuries were the result of the physical
nature of her work.
