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Tradie wins at County Court to make claims against TAC and VWA

A Kilsyth tradie has been granted leave to make claims against both the Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and the Victorian WorkCover Authority (VWA) after suffering two serious injuries in 2020 and 2021. The TAC and VWA both tried to argue in the County Court of…

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