Jaffarie v Quality Castings Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 88

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Jaffarie v Quality Castings Pty Ltd [2018] NSWCA 88 Hearing dates: 28 March 2018 Date of orders: 27 April 2018 Decision date: 27 April 2018 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Leeming JA at [2]; White JA at [58] Decision: 1. Appeal dismissed.

2. Appellant to pay the respondents' costs. Catchwords: WORKERS COMPENSATION – claim for lump sum compensation – alleged injury in course of employment to both lumbar and thoracic spine – arbitrator determined that appellant injured lumbar spine but not thoracic spine – worker's appeal to Workers Compensation Commission dismissed – whether findings open to arbitrator – whether arbitrator had jurisdiction to determine existence of injury to thoracic spine – whether arbitrator's decision unreasonable – whether other errors of law made out – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Constitution, ss 76, 77, 109 Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 30 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 78B Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 4, 33, 59A, 60, 65, 66, 151H, Schedule 6 Part 19H cll 1, 3 Workers Compensation Commission Rules 2011 (NSW), Part 17 Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012 (NSW) Workers Compensation Regulation 2010 (NSW), Schedule 8 cl 17A Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW), ss 105, 293, 294, 319, 321, 326, 327, 328, 350, 352, 353 Cases Cited: Bindah v Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 264 Chanaa v Zarour [2011] NSWCA 199 Harman v Secretary of State for the Home Department [1983] 1 AC 280 Hearn v Street (2008) 235 CLR 125; [2008] HCA 36 Jaffarie v Quality Castings Pty Ltd [2014] NSWWCCPD 79 Jaffarie v Quality Castings Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 335 Jaffarie v Quality Castings Pty Ltd [2017] NSWWCCPD 2 Kilic v Kmart Australia Ltd [2013] NSWWCCPD 37 Peric v Chul Lee Hyuang Ho Shin Jon Lee & Ors [2009] NSWWCCPD 47 Sabanayagam v St George Bank Ltd [2016] NSWCA 145 Smits v Roach (2006) 227 CLR 423; [2006] HCA 36 Zanardo & Rodriguez Sales & Services Pty Ltd v Tolevski [2013] NSWCA 449; (2013) 12 DDCR 515 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sayed Akbar Jaffarie (Appellant) Quality Castings Pty Ltd (First Respondent) Registrar of the Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Appellant in person I D Roberts SC, J Malouf (First Respondent)