Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd and Anor v. Kocak and Ors

Lower Court Judgment

23/10/2012 Supreme Court of Victoria (Court of Appeal) (Nettle, Osborn JJA, Davies AJA)

[2012] VSCA 259

Catchwords

Statutes – Whether by virtue of s 68(4) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 (“ACA”) a court is bound to accept medical panel opinions – Whether function exercised by medical panel under s 68 ACA is quasi-adjudicative/investigative – Appropriate content of right to reasons under s 68(2).
Administrative Law – Judicial review – Certiorari – Error of law on face of record – Whether failure to give adequate reasons constituted an error of law on the face of the record.

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