UNOFFICIAL OHS DATABASE
Key: fatality, death, benefits, dead, coronors,
grief support, bereavement
INVESTIGATIONS / PROSECUTIONS
WorkCover inspectors will investigate workplace fatalities & instigate prosecution for breaches in OHS laws
NSW Police Dept may investigate potential criminal offences
CORONOR
Going to the Coroner's Court (NSW Attorney General's Dept - includes info on counselling services)
Fatality in the Workplace - Information Guide for Family and Friends (Workplace Health & Safety, Qld, PDF file)
Workplace
Accidents Information Booklet (NSW Office of Industrial Relations)
COMPENSATION
Compensation Payable on Death (sections 25 to 32 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987)
Definition of "dependents" (section 4 of the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998)
WorkCover NSW Benefits Guide (death benefits - benefits change from time to time so link is only provided to page on which pulication can be found)
Public Trustee (compensation
funds are held in trust by the Public Trustee)
LEGAL
LawAccess (NSW Attorney General's Dept - legal information Ph: 1300 888 529)
NSW Legal Aid Commission (free means-tested legal aid)
NSW Law Society (referral to private solicitor)
SUPPORT / GRIEF SUPPORT
Bereavement Care Centre (grief support)
Carer NSW (support for carers)
Grieflink (grief support / resources)
Some Models of Grief and Loss (Attorney General's Dept NSW - information about grief & loss)