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Court Of Appeal Clarifies An Employer’s Liability For Unlisted Prostheses In Bishop V Qantas Airways Ltd [2026] NSWCA 93
The New South Wales Court of Appeal has delivered a significant ruling on employer liability for medical devices not included on the Commonwealth Prostheses List. When an injured worker requires reasonably necessary treatment involving unlisted prostheses, does the absence from a regulatory list automatically relieve the employer of payment obligations, or does the fundamental statutory duty to cover necessary medical treatment prevail?
Carroll & O'Dea