Campbelltown City Council v Vegan [2004] NSWSC 1129

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Campbelltown City Council v Vegan [2004] NSWSC 1129 revised - 14/12/2004 HEARING DATE(S) : 2/9/04, 15/9/04, 1/10/04 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 November 2004 JURISDICTION: Adminstrative Law List JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJatCL at 1 DECISION : 1. The proceedings are dismissed; 2. The question of costs is reserved for further submissions.

CATCHWORDS : Workers Compensation - appeal against Medical panel - whether decision involved jurisdictional error and was beyond power. Supreme Court Act 1970 LEGISLATION CITED : Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 1981 (WA) Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW) Allesch v Maunz (2000) 203 CLR 172 Appellant s 106/2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 77 ALJR 1165 Attorney General for New South Wales v Kennedy Miller Television Pty Ltd (1998) 43 NSWLR 729 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission (2000) 199 CLR 135 Bruce v Cole (1998) 45 NSWLR 163 Buck v Bavone (1976) 135 CLR 110 Coal and Allied Operations Pty Limited v Australian Industrial Relations Commission (2000) 203 CLR 194 Craig v South Australia (1985) 184 CLR 163 Darling Casino Ltd v New South Wales Casino Control Authority (1997) 191 CLR 602 Dornan v Riordan (1990) 24 FCR 564 Hanna v Department of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] NSWCA 275 Hockey v Yelland (1984) 157 CLR 124 CASES CITED : Kennedy Miller Television v Lancken NSWSC 1 August 1997 Minister for Health and Aged Care v Pharmacia and Upjohn Pty Limited (2001) 65 ALD 76 Minister for Immigration and Cultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 75 ALJR 1105 Multiplex Constructions Pty Limited v Luikens [2003] NSWSC 1140 Muralidharan v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1996) 136 ALR 84 Plaintiff s 157/2002 v Commonwealth of Australia (2003) 211 CLR 476 Public Service Board of New South Wales v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656 New South Wales Thoroughbred Racing Board v Waterhouse (2003) 56 NSWLR 691 Re Croser; ex Parte Rutherford (2001) 25 WAR 170 Re Croser; ex Parte Rutherford [2003] WASCA 8 Re Knoll Australia Pty Ltd and Minister for Health (2000) 62 ALD 495 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, ex parte Palme [2003] HCA 56 Re Narula; ex Parte Atanasoski [2003] WASCA 156 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL (1999) 46 NSWLR 55 Waterford v The Commonwealth (1987) 163 CLR 54 Campbelltown City Council (P) PARTIES : Margaret Theresea Vegan (D1) Medical Appeal Panel, Workers Compensation Commission (D2) WorkCover Authority of NSW (D3) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30022/04 J Simpkins SC (P) COUNSEL : M Perry (D1) M Allars (D3) Bartier Perry (P) SOLICITORS : Bryan Gorman and Co (D1) I V Knight (D2 and D3)