Southern Cross Care might be ‘off the hook’ over a workers compensation claim by Michael Anne Smith. The NSW Workers Compensation Commission has determined that Ms. Smith “failed to discharge the evidentiary onus that she suffered injury to her neck.” The matter will now be remitted to the Registrar for referral to an Approved Medical Specialist. Ms Smith claimed that whilst performing her cleaning duties, she was in the process of moving a bed which moved suddenly, causing her to fall forward and injure her right shoulder.
