Recent Decisions
Is it possible to rely on reports from two different IMEs in proceedings brought before the Commission?
Pirie v State of New South Wales (NSW Police Force) (NSWPICPD 2022)
Snowy Mountains Grammar School Ltd v Adventurer AWD Pty Ltd (NSWSC 2022)
Costs orders can be fiddly things: they largely turn on the particular circumstances of individual cases and it is those circumstances that often make for interesting reading.
As widely reported in the media, the Probuild group of companies have on 23 February 2022 appointed voluntary administrators from Deloitte following claims that Probuild’s parent company has withdrawn financial support.
Given Probuild’s position as one of Australia’s largest builders, and reports of $5 billion of unfinished projects around Australia, it is likely that there will be a very large number of creditors who are owed money and face a great deal of uncertainty about whether they will be paid.
Grant v Dateline Imports Pty Ltd (NSWPICPD 2022)
Key Takeaways
Evidence required to prove a consequential condition has been clarified in a Presidential decision. In certain circumstances the worker may have to provide evidence of diagnosis/pathology and evidence of tasks undertaken.
Brief Facts
Werfel v Amaca Pty Ltd & The State of South Australia (SAET 2019) and subsequent appeal Amaca Pty Ltd v Werfel (SASCFC 2021)