Fullford v Maccas Ferry Services Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1161

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Fullford v Maccas Ferry Services Pty Ltd [2016] NSWSC 1161 Hearing dates: 29 July 2016 Date of orders: 23 August 2016 Decision date: 23 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: Direct the parties to bring in short minutes of order giving effect to these reasons. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – review of decision of Appeal Panel – whether Appeal Panel asked the wrong question and/or misapplied the delegated legislation to the facts when it used the "Combined Values Chart" to calculate whole person impairment – whether the Appeal Panel erred in its decision to apply a 50 percent deduction for a pre-existing condition – whether Appeal Panel failed to provide reasons for decision Legislation Cited: Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 Supreme Court Act 1970 Cases Cited: ASIC v Farley [2001] NSWSC 326; (2001) 51 NSWLR 494 Campbelltown City Council v Vegan [2006] NSWCA 372; (2006) 67 NSWLR 372 Cole v Wenaline Pty Limited [2010] NSWSC 78 Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 162 Elcheikh v Diamond Formwork (NSW) Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 365 Matthew Hall Pty Limited v Smart [2000] NSWCA 284; [2000] 21 NSWCCR 34 Pereira v Siemens Limited [2015] NSWSC 1133 Ryder v Sundance [2015] NSWSC 526 Sadsad v NRMA Insurance Ltd [2014] NSWSC 1216 Telstra Corporation Limited v Warren [1997] FCA 102 Western Sydney Local health District v Chan [2015] NSWSC 1968 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Limited v Kocak [2013] HCA 43; (2013) 252 CLR 480 Category: Principal judgment Parties: William Fullford (Plaintiff) Maccas Ferry Services Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Representation: Counsel: C Jackson (Plaintiff) K C Morgan (First Defendant)