Greenall v Amaca Pty Ltd

[2024] QCA 132

Queensland Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Workers' Compensation
2. › Regulation of access to damages
3. › Wrongful death claims
4. › Whether statutory scheme abolishes wrongful death claim by non-dependant
5. › Whether definition of 'damages' limits operation of s 237
6. › Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld), ss 10, 27, 237
1. Statutes
2. › Interpretation
3. › Definitions
4. › Whether statutory definition applies in particular context
5. › Whether context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires exclusion of definition
6. › Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (Qld), s 32A
1. Human Rights
2. › Statutory interpretation
3. › Interpretive obligation under Human Rights Act
4. › Whether interpretation inconsistent with purpose of provision
5. › Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld), s 48

Quick Take

Wrongful death claimants in Queensland must meet the definition of 'dependant' in s 27 of the WCRA (dependent on the worker's earnings) to maintain a wrongful death claim against the worker's employer; non-dependant family members cannot maintain such claims even if they have suffered loss of domestic services.