Ziraki v The Australian Islamic House Liverpool Area [2019] NSWSC 1158

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ziraki v The Australian Islamic House Liverpool Area [2019] NSWSC 1158 Hearing dates: 6 June 2019 Date of orders: 09 September 2019 Decision date: 09 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Administrative Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The summons filed 8 February 2019 is dismissed.

(2) The plaintiff is to pay the first defendant's costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Judicial review – Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW) – Jurisdictional error – Review of a certificate of a Medical Appeal Panel – Failure to respond to substantial and clearly articulated arguments – Failure to set out lawful reasons – Whether the Appeal Panel was required to re-examine the plaintiff – Where the plaintiff suffered a fall from a ladder and developed consequent carpal tunnel syndrome Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 9(1), 9A(1) Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW), ss 319, 323, 325, 327-328, 331 Cases Cited: Bukorovic v Registrar of the WCC [2010] NSWSC 507 Campbelltown City Council v Vegan (2006) 67 NSWLR 372 Inghams Enterprises Pty Ltd v Lakovska [2014] NSWCA 194 McGinn v Ashfield Council [2012] NSWCA 238 McGinn v Ashfield Council [2012] NSWCA 238 Midson v Workers Compensation Commission [2016] NSWSC 1352 Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v Stretton [2016] FCAFC 11; (2016) 237 FCR 1 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration v SZMTA [2019] HCA 3; (2019) 93 ALJR 252 NSW Police Force v Registrar of the Workers Compensation Commission [2013] NSWSC 1792 Sadsad v NRMA Insurance Limited [2014] NSWSC 126 Siddik v WorkCover Authority of NSW [2008] NSWCA 116 Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Bathurst v Dickinson [2016] NSWSC 101 Vitaz v Westform (NSW) Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 667 Walsh v Parramatta City Council (2007) 161 LGERA 118; [2007] NSWLEC 255 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; 303 ALR 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Pouria Ziraki (Plaintiff) The Australian Islamic House Liverpool Area (First Defendant) Workers Compensation Commission of NSW (Second Defendant) The Medical Appeal Panel of the Workers Compensation Commission of NSW constituted by Arbitrator John Wynyard and Approved Medical Specialists Dr Mark Burns and Dr Roger Pillemer (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: EG Romaniuk SC with CJ Tanner (Plaintiff) D Tronson (First defendant)