Section 237(1) of the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) exhaustively describes those entitled to seek damages; there is no residual category of common law claims outside s 237. A worker who lodges an application for compensation — even one that is bound to fail — is excluded from the s 237(1)(d) gateway permitting damages claims by workers who have not lodged a compensation application. The only claims for damages against employers that fall outside chapter 5 of the WCRA (and thus within PIPA) are those contemplated by s 10(2) of the WCRA.
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