Johnson v Suncorp Staff Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 102

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Johnson v Suncorp Staff Pty Ltd [2024] NSWSC 102 Hearing dates: 8 February 2024 Date of orders: 15 February 2024 Decision date: 15 February 2024 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Griffiths AJ Decision: The amended summons is dismissed, with costs. Catchwords: WORKERS COMPENSATION — Medical assessment — Appeal against Medical Assessment Certificate – whether Appeal Panel merely conducted a preliminary review and failed to determine the appeal – whether the Panel's failure to re-examine the plaintiff despite her request constitutes reviewable error ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Whether reviewable error of law — review of finding of fact — where some probative evidence to support finding Legislation Cited: Personal Injury Commission Act 2020 (NSW) sch 1 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s 69(4) Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) ss 39, 59A, 65A, 66, 151H Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW) ss 281, 321A, 322, 327, 328, 331 and 376 SIRA NSW Workers Compensation Guidelines for the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 4th ed, 1 March 2021 SIRA NSW Workers Compensation Medical Dispute Assessment Guidelines Cases Cited: Ballas v Department of Education (State of NSW) (2020) 102 NSWLR 783; [2020] NSWCA 86 Broadspectrum (Australia) Pty Ltd v Wills [2018] NSWSC 1320 Bruce v Cole (1998) 45 NSWLR 163 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2003] HCA 26 Ferguson v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWSC 887 Finnegan v Komatsu Forklift Australia Pty Ltd [2023] NSWSC 38 Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd v Lakovska [2014] NSWCA 194 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 390; [2010] HCA 32 Martinovic v Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales [2019] NSWSC 1532 New South Wales Police Force v Registrar of the Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales [2013] NSWSC 1792 QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd v Miller [2013] NSWCA 442 Sabanayagam v St George Bank Ltd [2016] NSWCA 145 Sadsad v NRMA Insurance Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1216 Siddik v WorkCover Authority of NSW [2008] NSWCA 116 State of New South Wales v Shepherd [2019] NSWCA 261 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Yenuga v Attorney General (NSW) [2023] NSWCA 227 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Danielle Johnson (Plaintiff)