9 Apr 1996
The appellant's claim was lodged on or about 10 December 1992, after the 1 October 1992 deadline in s135(iii); because he failed to meet the lodgement requirement the claim could not be determined under the Accident Compensation Act 1982, and the appeal must be dismissed.
9 May 1995
Judge Imrie held that the appellant had lodged a claim for multiple incidents of sexual abuse before 1 October 1992 because the M46 forms marked 'sensitive issue' together with the counsellor's correspondence were sufficient to put the Corporation on notice of sexual abuse; s.135(3) does not require full particulars before the cutoff and date boxes on forms do not automatically restrict claims for sexual abuse that often spans periods and is disclosed progressively through counselling; accordingly the claim must be dealt with under the 1982 Act and treated as covering incidents from 1968 to 1…