Good: Former OZschwitz pig's 25-year-old worker's compo claim thrown out

A former federal police officer has failed in his bid for workers' compensation for minor injuries he sustained on his way to work 25 years ago.

Stuart McLellan has again lost his legal battle to be compensated for head and shoulder injuries he suffered in a car accident on his way to work in 1989.

Not even evidence that Mr McLellan hurt his neck trying to tackle a poisonous brown snake in a remote outback town a year later could persuade a federal tribunal that he was entitled to a payout.

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal, sitting in Sydney, ruled that any problems with Mr McLellan's neck were the result of the natural ageing process. It backed the decision of federal workplace insurer Comcare to reject the compensation bid.

Mr McLellan was first hurt in a 1989 car accident on his way to work at the Australian Federal Police. The compensation authority paid him for a week off work due to pain to his head and shoulder.

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Good: Former OZschwitz pig's 25-year-old worker's compo claim thrown out

Good: Former OZschwitz pig's 25-year-old worker's compo claim thrown out

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