Public Liability Compensation

The law in NSW allows you to be compensated if you are injured as a result of a “slip and fall” or an accident that occurs on public or private property. In order to claim, it needs to be proven that the injury arose as a result of the negligence and breach of duty of care on the part of the owner or occupier of the property.

Public liability extends to petrol stations, supermarkets, parks, schools and public walkways and more.

If this is the case, then you may be entitled to claim the following:

• Past and future medical treatment expenses.
• Past and future economic loss.
• The value or cost of past and future care or domestic assistance.
• General damages for pain and suffering (physical and psychological injuries). You must be able to establish that your injuries equate to at least 15% of an extreme case. An extreme case would include severe injuries such as quadriplegia or paraplegia. If your injuries are not assessed as at least 15% of an extreme case then you will not be entitled to recover any damages for your pain and suffering.