Baida Select Poultry Pty Ltd v Vucic [1999] NSWCA 253

New South Wales Court of Appeal CITATION : Baida Select Poultry Pty Ltd v Vucic [1999] NSWCA 253 revised - 27/07/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40274/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 5 July 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 July 1999

PARTIES : Baida Select Poultry Pty Limited v Marijan Filip Vucic JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 1; Giles JA at 2; Davies AJA at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Compensation Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : CC 8291/97 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Walker CCJ

COUNSEL : Appellant - J. Poulos QC Respondent - L.M. Morris QC, S. Swinton SOLICITORS : Appellant - Hickson Wisewoulds Respondent - Dennis & Co CATCHWORDS : Workers compensation - opposing medical views - no error of law ACTS CITED : Compensation Court Act 1984 (NSW) s 32 Adelaide Stevedoring Co Ltd v Forst (1940) 64 CLR 538 CASES CITED: Kayell Pty Ltd v Fahey (1995) 11 NSWCCR 442 Manning Valley Senior Citizens Homes Ltd v Cleveland (Unreported, CA, 29/8/95) DECISION : Dismissed with costs

THE SUPREME COURT

OF NEW SOUTH WALES

COURT OF APPEAL

CA 40274/98 WCC 8291/97

BEAZLEY JA GILES JA DAVIES AJA

Thursday, 22 July 1999

BAIADA SELECT POULTRY PTY LTD v VUCIC

WORKERS COMPENSATION - appeal under s 32 of the Compensation Court Act 1984 (NSW) - employee unable to perform work because of problems with hand and post traumatic stress disorder - opposing medical views - Held : trial judge correct in taking into account the sequence and nature of events, the time that had passed and the condition of the worker as he saw him - no error of law. Compensation Court Act 1984 (NSW), s 32. Adelaide Stevedoring Co Ltd v Forst (1940) 64 CLR 538 Kayell Pty Ltd v Fahey (1995) 11 NSWCCR 442 Manning Valley Senior Citizens Homes Ltd v Cleveland (Unreported, Court of Appeal, Mahoney, Clarke and Meagher JJA, 29/8/95) ORDERS Appeal dismissed with costs.