NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Tan v National Australia Bank Ltd [2008] NSWCA 198
HEARING DATE(S): 7 April 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 21 August 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Basten JA at 1; Bell JA at 51; Young CJ in Eq at 52
DECISION: 1. Allow the appeal with respect to the decision of the Deputy President rejecting Ms Tan's entitlement to invoke s 260(5) in relation to a claim for compensation in respect of an injury suffered on 5 April 2004. 2. Remit that matter to the Commission to be determined according to law. 3. No order as to costs.
CATCHWORDS: APPEAL- appeal to Court against decision of Workers Compensation Commission "in point of law"- Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998, s 353. - APPEAL- internal appeal "by way of review"- appeal against decision of arbitrator- whether necessary to establish error- Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998, ss 352, 354. - WORDS & PHRASES- "appeal"- review"- "in point of law"- claim". - WORKERS COMPENSATION- jurisdiction of Commission to resolve dispute- whether "claim" must be made- whether failure to make claim excused- whether claim inadequate or not a claim at all- Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998, s 260.
LEGISLATION CITED: Workers Compensation Act 1987, ss 9, 11A, 15 Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998, ss 4, 254, 255, 260, 261, 267, 268, 287, 288, 289, 289A, 350, 352, 353, 354
Allesch v Maunz (2000) 203 CLR 172 Aluminium Louvres & Ceilings Pty Ltd v Xue Qin Zheng [2006] NSWCA 34 Boston Clothing Co Pty Ltd v Margaronis (1992) 27 NSWLR 580 Brandy v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (1995) 183 CLR 245 Coal and Allied Operations Pty Ltd v Australian Industrial Relations Commission (2000) 203 CLR 194 Fletcher International Exports Pty Ltd v Barrow [2007] NSWCA 244 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 CASES CITED: House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Jeffery v Lintipal Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 138 Kurrajong Holdings v Carrette [2004] NSWWCCPD 8 McKee v Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd [2008] NSWCA 163 Plaintiff S157/2002 v The Commonwealth (2003) 211 CLR 476 State Transit Authority of New South Wales v Chemler [2007] NSWCA 249 Warren v Coombes (1979) 142 CLR 531 Western Australia v Ward (2002) 213 CLR 1
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