Chalkias v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1561

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Chalkias v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1561 Hearing dates: 16 October 2018 Decision date: 17 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Summons dismissed. (2) Order the plaintiff to pay the first defendant's costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — judicial review — generally — whether medical appeal panel decision discloses error of law on the face of the record or jurisdictional error Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 59.10 Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 65A, 66 Workplace Injury Management Act 1998 (NSW), Pt 7, ss 293, 327, 319, 320, 321, 322, 322A, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328 Cases Cited: Campbelltown City Council v Vegan (2006) 67 NSWLR 372; [2006] NSWCA 284 Ferguson v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWSC 887 Frost v Kourouche (2014) 86 NSWLR 214; [2014] NSWCA 39 Merza v Registrar of the Workers Compensation Commission [2006] NSWSC 939 Mulcahy v NRMA Insurance Ltd [2018] NSWCA 189 Parker v Select Civil Pty Ltd [2018] NSWSC 140 Pham v NRMA Ltd [2014] NSWCA 22; (2014) 66 MVR 152 Waterways Authority v Fitzgibbon (2005) 79 ALJR 1816; [2005] HCA 57 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Limited v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Texts Cited: State Insurance Regulatory Authority, NSW workers compensation guidelines for the evaluation of permanent impairment (4th ed, 2015), Ch 11 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Tom Chalkias (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (First Defendant) Medical Appeal Panel – comprising Dr William Dalley, Dr Julian Paramegiani and Professor Nicholas Glozier (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Dodd (Plaintiff) E O'Neill (First Defendant)