Focus: Decisions for the week ending 4 May
2012
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Insurance
Industry Focus:
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Decisions for the week ending 4 May 2012
Liability
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Medical expenses
Youssouf and Telstra Corporation Limited [2012] AATA 251
(30 April 2012)
One of the issues before the Tribunal was whether Telstra
Corporation Limited (the Respondent) continued to be liable to pay
compensation for medical expenses with respect to the
Applicant's accepted lower back injury from 13 July 2010 to
date pursuant to section 16 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and
Compensation Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act).
Mr Youssouf (the Applicant) was employed by Telstra Corporation
Limited (the Respondent) as a Communications Technician from 1999
to 26 January 2011. On 10 March 2009, the Applicant claimed
compensation for a back injury which had occurred on 30 December
2008. On 28 April 2009, the Respondent accepted liability for the
condition and subsequently, on 13 July 2010,
