Have you been injured in
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What is a minor injury ?
The definitions of minor or nonminor injury were legislated in the Motor Accidents Injuries Act 2017 . It applies to injured persons injured in a motor vehicle accident occurring in NSW from midnight 1 December 2017 .
Examples of minor injury
• soft tissue injury ; these are injuries to the soft tissues of your body , for example , your muscles . The most common soft tissue injury after an accident is a whiplash injury , which often results in neck pain .
• psychological or psychiatric injury ; in general , if the injury is not a recognised psychiatric injury , it is a minor injury . However , there are two psychiatric conditions under this law , that are minor injuries : Adjustment Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder .
The insurer initially decides whether your injury is minor or non-minor . Recent statistics have shown that injured persons have greater success in having their injury classified as a non-minor injury if the injured person is legally represented . Another reason to not just accept an insurer ’ s decision !
Even if legally represented an insurer may maintain its decision that it is a minor injury .
There is an insurer internal review available . Personally , in my experience it tends to just confirm the insurer ’ s original decision .
However , after the internal review there is a further appeal to the Personal Injury Commission . Again , in my experience there is a much-improved chance to have your injury classified as non-minor .
The difference in compensation between minor and non-minor can be substantial . It is worth at least obtaining legal advice .
There are accredited specialist lawyers in Personal Injury Law who are highly qualified to give further detailed advice in all areas of personal injury law , including motor vehicle accidents and workplace injuries .
I am a Personal Injury Law accredited specialist . Contact me at McDonnell Schroder on 9622 1155 .
This article is written in a general non-specific manner . Always contact your solicitor for specific legal advice .
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Business Connect specialists providing
tailored support for small business
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Independent tailored business advice especially for small businesses will continue for the next three years , with the announcement of 10 specialist service providers by the NSW Government .
Expert , independent and personalised advice provided through the Business Connect program will be available until June 2025 from :
· NORTEC
· The Business Centre
· Central NSW Business HQ
· Southern Region Business
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Enterprise Centre
· Western Sydney Business Centre
· Epiphany Group
· Realise Business
· Creative Plus Business
· Community Migrant Resource Centre
· NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Minister Eleni Petinos said that Business Connect , a dedicated NSW Government program that provides advice , events and resources to small businesses to help them start , run , adapt
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and grow their operations , has provided an invaluable service to the NSW business community since its inception in 2017 . “ Business Connect has helped more than 44,000 businesses since the program first began in 2017 and it ’ s fantastic that these services will continue for a further three years ,” Ms Petinos said .
“ The program is unique in that it provides personalised and tailored support to individual small businesses on matters ranging from marketing , social media , business planning , sales strategies and adopting digital tools .
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“ Following a challenging couple of years due to events such as the pandemic and the recent floods , the Business Connect program is more important than ever .
“ I look forward to the 10 service providers announced today continuing to help NSW small businesses boost their operations over the coming three years .”
Following a call for suppliers in November last year , a panel of 10 service providers has now been formed to deliver support to the Business Connect program now through to June 2025 .
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BLACKTOWN CITY INDEPENDENT theindependentmagazine . com . au ISSUE 15 // JUNE 2022 21