BOHANNA AND APPLETON t/as ANSCOT PARTNERSHIP v BOHANNA [1996] NSWCA 53

BOHANNA AND APPLETON t/as ANSCOT PARTNERSHIP v BOHANNA [1996] NSWCA 53

The worker's left eye injury, resulting in total loss of sight and subsequent enucleation, constituted an occupational disease under s71 of the 1987 Act. The incapacity occurred upon removal of the eye in 1992, falling under the 1987 Act's regime. The quantum is to be determined under s66 and s67 of that Act, and no causation was attributable to the subsequent employer. The appeal was dismissed accordingly.

Parties
Appellant: Bohanna and Appleton t/as Anscot Partnership; Respondent/worker: Bohanna (JBS Bohanna)
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
15 November 1996
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment on Appeal
Outcome
Appeal dismissed with costs.
Legal Topics
Occupational Disease, Compensation Quantification, Statutory Interpretation, Transitional Provisions
Workers Compensation Employment Law Occupational Disease Compensation Quantification Statutory Interpretation Transitional Provisions

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Parties

Bohanna and Appleton t/as Anscot Partnership

Appellant

Bohanna (JBS Bohanna)

Respondent/worker

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment on Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the worker's injury is to be treated as an occupational disease under the Workers Compensation Act 1987
  2. 2 Whether compensation for the injury is governed by the 1987 Act or the former 1926 Act
  3. 3 How lump sum compensation should be quantified under the applicable legislation

Ratio Decidendi

The worker's left eye injury, resulting in total loss of sight and subsequent enucleation, constituted an occupational disease under s71 of the 1987 Act. The incapacity occurred upon removal of the eye in 1992, falling under the 1987 Act's regime. The quantum is to be determined under s66 and s67 of that Act, and no causation was attributable to the subsequent employer. The appeal was dismissed accordingly.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed with costs.

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed with costs.