Deal v. Father Pius Kodakkathanath

Lower Court Judgment

24/07/2015 Supreme Court of Victoria (Court of Appeal) (Warren CJ, Ashley JA & Digby AJA)

[2015] VSCA 191

Catchwords

Workers' compensation – Accident compensation – Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007 (Vic) r 3.1.2 (“regulations”) – Where appellant fell off a step ladder whilst attempting to remove large displays from a wall and suffered a knee injury – Whether “associated with” in the phrase “associated with a hazardous manual handling task affecting an employee” requires a close connection between the manual handling task and the anticipated risk – Whether injury is the kind that the regulations are designed to prevent – Whether regulations should be interpreted to apply to an injury occasioned by the stresses or forces involved in the activity.

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