Yates v Flavorjen Pty Ltd [2022] NSWSC 388
Where parties expressly agree to limit the medical dispute by amending the referral to specific injuries or body parts, the AMS and Appeal Panel are bound to assess permanent impairment only in accordance with those terms. The Appeal Panel correctly found error where the AMS went beyond the agreed scope of the referral.
- Jurisdiction
- Australia
- Judgment Date
- 05 April 2022
- Procedural Posture
- Judicial Review / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Application for judicial review dismissed
- Legal Topics
- ['judicial Review' 'workers Compensation' 'scope of Medical Dispute' 'permanent Impairment Assessment']
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Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 ['Whether the Appeal Panel erred in law regarding the scope of medical dispute referred to the Approved Medical Specialist' 'Whether the AMS was restricted by the referral to only assess certain body parts' 'Whether assessment of degree of impairment may consider injuries not specifically referred']
Ratio Decidendi
Where parties expressly agree to limit the medical dispute by amending the referral to specific injuries or body parts, the AMS and Appeal Panel are bound to assess permanent impairment only in accordance with those terms. The Appeal Panel correctly found error where the AMS went beyond the agreed scope of the referral.
Court Disposition
Application for judicial review dismissed
Orders
- ['The summons filed 21 May 2021 is dismissed.' "The plaintiff is to pay the first defendant's costs on an ordinary basis."]
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