[1991] 2 VR 253
ACCIDENT COMPENSATION COMMISSION v McINTOSH
SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA APPEAL DIVISION
CROCKETT (1), MURPHY (2) and CUMMINS (3) JJ
1-2, 14 August 1990
Accident compensation — "Injury" — Cerebral haemorrhage — Whether "physical
injury" Accident Compensation Act 1985 (No. 10191), s5, s82(1), s83(2)(a)(ii).
.
It was open to the Accident Compensation Tribunal to find that the sudden
rupture of blood vessels, and consequent cerebral haemorrhage, arising from an
arteriovenous malformation was a "physical injury" within the meaning of s5 of
the Accident Compensation Act 1985.
Clover, Clayton and Co Ltd v Hughes [1910] AC 242; Hetherington v
Amalgamated Collienes of WA Ltd (1939) 62 CLR 317; Hume Steel Ltd v Pears
(1947) 75 CLR 242; Willis v Moulded Products (Australia) Ltd [1951] VLR 58;
James Patrick and Co Pty Ltd v Sharpe [1955] AC 1; Darling Island
Stevedoring and Lighterage Co Ltd v Hankinson (1967) 117 CLR 19 and O'Neill v
Lumbey (1987) 11 NSWLR 640, considered.
Slazengers (Australia) Pty Ltd v Burnett [1951] AC 13; Ogden Industries Pty
Ltd v Lucas (1967) 116 CLR 537; (1968) 118 CLR 32 and Hockey v Yelland (1984)
157 CLR 124, distinguished.
Continue Reading This Report
[1991] 2 VR 253
Best Value
Digital Subscription
$45/mo
or $450/yrSAVE $90