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	Workers Compensation - Current News and Movements Official figures released by The Australian Safety and Compensation Council have confirmed that going to work can be fraught with danger with 236 fatalities and 132,055 serious workers’ compensation claims in Australia for the period 2006 to 2007. This is one of the biggest areas that our Workers Compensation Claims Lawyers specialise in. Author: Steve Walker Firm: Walker Legal Date: June, 2009 Times viewed:

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ACT Workcover - ACT WorkCover is a government agency working primarily to eliminate death, disease and injury in the workplace. Comcare - Comcare is responsible for workplace safety, rehabilitation and compensation in the Commonwealth jurisdiction. Site includes publications, forms, and information on the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission. Job Watch - Job Watch is a Victorian community legal centre specialising in employment and training law. This site has legal information for people living in Victoria. NSW Occupational Health and Safety - Provided by WorkCover NSW National Occupational Health and Safety Commission - Regulates Australia's occupational health and safety standards. Includes many publications, such as various National Standards, Codes of Practice, Technical Reports and fact sheets. Queensland Workplace Health and Safety - Web site with information for workers, employers, industry and young people SA Industrial Relations Tribunals - Website of the SA Industrial Relations Court, Industrial Relations Commission and Workers' Compensation Tribunal, which deal with employment-related disputes. Tasmania Workplace Standards - Workplace Standards Tasmania is a division of the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources and is responsible for administering much of the legislation that regulates business in Tasmania - Occupational health and safety is a key area WA Department of Consumer and Employment Protection - Information on consumer protection, labour relations, energy safety and WorkSafe.