Public Liability Claims in Queensland and WA

If you’ve been injured in Queensland or WA, and it was someone else’s fault, you could be entitled to a compensation claim. You may be entitled to make a claim for public liability if a duty of care has been broken.

Types of public liability claims under Queensland or WA law

Public Liability claims in Queensland and WA cover a variety of circumstances. The most common types of claims include:

• Injuries in parks, leisure centresor other public places (e.g. Slips, trips and falls, Back injuries, Neck Injuries or Psychological injuries.
• Injuries in rental premises (e.g. landlord/tenant)
• Injuries in private buildings (e.g. shopping centres)
• Injuries caused by animals (e.g. dog attacks, horse-riding accidents)
• Schoolyard injuries
• Amusement venue injuries
• Recreational and sporting injuries (e.g. jet-ski and diving accidents)
• Aviation and boating injuries
• Food poisoning
• Physical assaults
• Sexual assaults.

Public liability legal process in Queensland and WA

Everyone’s situation is unique, because no two public place accidents or injuries are the same. However, the below video provides a simple guide to the public liability claims process, and how you can access compensation following an accident.

How public liability compensation gets calculated in Queensland and WA

Depending on the nature of your public liability claim, in most instances a monetary value is placed on the gap between your predicted life path before the public place accident, and your actual life path since the injury.