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The IRC As Gatekeeper: A Shift Away From The Traditional Demarcation Between Industrial And Workers Compensation Issues In New South Wales
The Industrial Relations Commission of NSW now serves as a critical gatekeeper for psychological injury claims under reformed workers compensation legislation. This jurisdictional shift requires workers to establish that workplace conduct falls within specific categories—bullying, sexual harassment, racial harassment, or excessive work demands—before compensation claims can proceed. The reforms fundamentally alter the relationship between industrial relations and workers compensation systems, cr
Australia Employment
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Carroll & O'Dea
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Fair Work Commission Releases New AI Guidance And Warns Against Blind Reliance On AI
The Fair Work Commission has introduced new guidance requiring parties to disclose their use of generative AI in proceedings, following a 70% surge in workload attributed to AI-generated applications. A recent case demonstrates the consequences of blind reliance on AI tools, with one applicant ordered to pay costs after continuing a jurisdictionally flawed claim despite repeated warnings from the Commission.
Australia Employment
HR
Holding Redlich
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Podcast: Inside The Claim With CGW – Flight Risk: Grounded By A Galley Cart
Cooper Grace Ward's Damien Jarrett and Jess Byrne examine Hunter v Alliance Airlines Pty Ltd, a Supreme Court workers' compensation case involving a cabin crew member's back injury from a jammed galley cart. The discussion explores how the case evolved from maintenance and staffing allegations into a training dispute, and examines the court's approach to quantum arguments when the injured worker chose to pursue her own business rather than return to employment.
Australia Employment
CG
Cooper Grace Ward
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Workplace Investigations And Decision Makers: What Employers Can Learn From Totino v Metro Trains
The Full Court of the Federal Court has clarified critical procedural requirements for employers managing medical incapacity terminations and defending general protections claims. This landmark decision addresses when workplace relations advisers must give evidence in proceedings and whether show cause letters constitute unlawful threats under the Fair Work Act.
Australia Employment
GC
Gilchrist Connell
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More AI Slop In The Fair Work Juris­dic­tion: The Fight Back
Recent court decisions reveal the pitfalls of relying on artificial intelligence in employment litigation, as judges dismiss cases where applicants used AI to generate evidence and submissions without proper verification. These rulings highlight the dangers of treating AI chatbots as legal advisors and the consequences of failing to disclose or properly supervise AI-generated content in court proceedings.
Australia Litigation
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Swaab
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AI Slop v Fair Work Com­mis­sion: The Scourge Continues
Recent Fair Work Commission cases reveal how artificial intelligence is undermining legal proceedings, with applicants submitting AI-generated appeals containing fabricated case citations, misapplied legal terminology, and incomprehensible arguments. The tribunal's scathing critiques highlight a growing crisis where uncritical reliance on AI wastes judicial resources and produces submissions devoid of merit.
Australia Employment
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Swaab
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Workplace Sexual Harassment, Why Employers Must Look Beyond Their Own Staff.
A Federal Circuit and Family Court decision has established that contractors and customers can be held liable for sexually harassing employees under the Fair Work Act's 2023 provisions. The case resulted in $103,000 in damages and demonstrates how workplace sexual harassment laws extend far beyond traditional employer-employee relationships to encompass all work-connected interactions.
Australia Employment
CO
Carroll & O'Dea
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Flexible Work Requests – Lessons For The APS
Recent Australian Public Service census data reveals a growing trend in flexible work arrangements, supported by new enterprise agreement provisions. Two landmark Fair Work Commission decisions in Naden and Westpac now provide critical guidance on how employers must handle flexible work requests, highlighting the mandatory requirements and potential consequences of non-compliance that could result in orders granting employee requests even when business grounds exist for refusal.
Australia Employment
HR
Holding Redlich
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