Illman v Victorian WorkCover Authority
[2023] VCC 1289
•9 August 2023
| IN THE COUNTY COURT OF VICTORIA AT Melbourne COMMON LAW DIVISION | Revised Restricted Suitable for Publication |
Serious Injury List
Case No. CI-20-02779
| JEFFREY ILLMAN | Plaintiff |
| v | |
| VICTORIAN WORKCOVER AUTHORITY | Defendant |
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JUDGE: | HIS HONOUR JUDGE PILLAY | |
WHERE HELD: | Melbourne | |
DATE OF HEARING: | 3 May 2023 | |
DATE OF JUDGMENT: | 9 August 2023 | |
CASE MAY BE CITED AS: | Illman v Victorian WorkCover Authority | |
MEDIUM NEUTRAL CITATION: | [2023] VCC 1289 | |
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
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Subject:ACCIDENT COMPENSATION
Catchwords: Workplace injury – three-legged race injury – injury to right wrist – whether physical injury is serious – mental injury – Major Depressive Disorder – whether mental injury is severe – whether the plaintiff credible
Legislation Cited: Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013; Evidence Act 2008
Cases Cited:Noonan v State of Victoria [2013] VSCA 289; Transport Accident Commission v Katanas (2017) 262 CLR 550
Judgment: Application dismissed
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APPEARANCES: | Counsel | Solicitors |
| For the Plaintiff | Mr C Harrison KC with Ms A Smietanka | National Compensation Lawyers Pty Ltd |
| For the Defendant | Mr R Kumar | Wisewould Mahony |
1The reasons for judgment in this proceeding are restricted and have not been published.
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