ISCRR Learning Series Webinar- Workers Compensation and Head Trauma in Professional Sport

On 5 September, the Senate Inquiry into concussions and repeated head trauma in contact sports handed down its much-anticipated report. In the report, the Committee highlights the inadequacy of insurance arrangements for athletes and encourages state and territory governments to engage with professional sporting organisations to explore how the general exclusion of professional sports people from various state and territory workers’ compensation schemes could be removed. In this webinar, Dr Eric Windholz from Monash University will examine current insurance arrangements for athletes, the exemption from workers’ compensation of professional sportspersons, and options for reform considering the Senate Inquiry's recommendations.

Organiser: Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research (ISCRR)

Date: Tuesday 10 October 2023
Time: 11.00am-12noon (AEDT)

ISCRR Learning Series Webinar- Workers Compensation and Head Trauma in Professional Sport

Eric's bio

Dr Eric Windholz is a Senior Lecturer at Monash University, and formerly was General Manager, Strategic Programs and Support and General Counsel with WorkSafe Victoria. Eric researches in the area of regulatory theory and practice, or what he describes as the science and art of modern regulatory practice. Recently, Eric has focussed on the application of regulatory theory to the world of professional sport and has written and presented extensively on the application of work health and safety law and workers compensation to professional sport. Eric appeared before the recent Senate Inquiry into concussions and repeated head trauma in contact sports and was quoted and cited extensively in its report.

Eric's contact information

Dr Eric Windholz
Senior Lecturer
Director, Juris Doctor
Fellow, Australian Centre for Justice Innovation
Associate, Monash Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies

ISCRR Learning Series Webinar- Workers Compensation and Head Trauma in Professional Sport

Eric's bio

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