MPM 742 Lecture 1: Personal-Injury-Exam-Notes
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Industrial revolution uk: many workers injured/killed and w/o compensation: ghe rigors of common law (tort), namely , common employment, voluntary assumption of risk, contributory negligence. Victorian legislation: workers compensation acts (1914-1950s) vic: worker only had to prove out of or in the course of employment, two-track system: could pursue common law even if had entitlements under the act. 1970s road to reform: whitla(cid:373) (cid:858)(cid:396)efo(cid:396)(cid:373)ist(cid:859) go(cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g ele(cid:272)ted advised common law compensation be abolished and a federal no-fault scheme be introduced in line with nz, economic conditions of the 70s = scheme became very 19638$ Cain alp government proposes bill based on woodhouse report: reduce delays, improve benefits and introduce new rehab services, central public body to collect and distribute premiums. Disputed: seat in nunawading and bi-election, liberal opposition re socialism, unions opposed the abolition of common law entitlements. Post- 1985: amendments (cid:858)serious of a(cid:272)(cid:272)ide(cid:374)t (cid:272)o(cid:373)pe(cid:374)satio(cid:374) s(cid:272)he(cid:373)es(cid:859: accident compensation commission abolished and workcover (now.
