Byrne v Resourcing

Oct 7, 2024 | mondaq.com | James C. Taylor |Byrne v Resourcing |Mitchell Hauser

Contractual indemnities which would require an employer to indemnify a third party for its liability to an injured worker are void in Queensland The Queensland Court of Appeal has unanimously ruled that section 236B of the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) (Act) operates to void any contractual indemnity clause that would require an employer (and its workers' compensation insurer) to indemnify a third party for its liability to an injured worker.