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Merry Christmas ! As the holiday season fast approaches , I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year . May this holiday period fill your home with joy , your heart with love and your life with laughter . Olympic standard indoor action sports faciltiy
Thanks to a $ 1.8 million investment by the NSW Government , Castle Hill is set to welcome a new action sports centre that promises world-class facilities . Scheduled to open in late 2024 , Woodward Sydney will be a world-class indoor facility for skateboarding , BMX , scooter , snowboarding , skiing , rock climbing and bouldering . The facility will have a variety of zones including climbing walls , bouldering walls , skatepark , pump track , mini ramps , mega ramp , foam pits , spring floor , trampolines , a gym , and a café and bar overlooking all the action .
For information about the American action sports chain Woodward and training facilities across the USA visit : www . worldofwoodward . com . au .
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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 1 . Soft tissue injury ; these are injuries to the soft tissues of your body such as your muscles . The most common soft tissue injury after an MVA is a whiplash injury , which often results in neck pain . 2 . 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 . 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 .
Mr McDonnell of McDonnell Schroder Solicitors is a Personal Injury Law accredited specialist , contact 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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