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Broken compo scheme sidelines non-physical claims
Data released under the Right to Information Act indicated that 54 per cent of psychological injury claims were rejected in Queensland in the 2019-2020 financial year. The rejection rate for physical injury claims was 4.9 per cent. The number of rejected psychiatric claims had reduced over five years, from 66 per cent in 2014-2015, but lawyer Travis Schultz said people who suffered a psychological injury were still treated differently to those who suffered a physical injury “With all the focus on…
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