Workers Compensation - Police - Compensation - Disease contracted in the course of employment - Aggravation of a disease where employment was a contributing factor - Whether officer entitled to compensation - Nature of entitlement - Necessity of appeal to Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal to vindicate entitlement - Whether "hurt on duty", Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 (NSW), s 1(2) - Whether an "injury", Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 4(b) - Relationship between definition of "hurt on duty" and Police Service Regulations 1990 (NSW), reg 98.
Police - Compensation - Incapacity of officer - Disease contracted in the course of employment - Aggravation of a disease where employment was a contributing factor - Procedure for vindicating entitlement to compensation - Appeal from decision of Commissioner of Police to Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal.
Administrative law - Police - Workers compensation - Procedure for vindicating entitlement to compensation - Decision of delegate of Commissioner of Police - Appeal to Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal.
Words and phrases - "hurt on duty" - "injury".
Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal Act 1980 (NSW), ss 5, 24, 48, 54.
Police Regulation Act 1899 (NSW), s 12.
Police Regulation (Appeals) Act 1923 (NSW), s 6(1)(c).
Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 (NSW), ss 1(2), 10.
Police Regulation (Superannuation and Appeals) Amendment Act 1979 (NSW).
Police Service Act 1990 (NSW), ss 31, 186, 219.
Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 48, 75A.
Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 4, 33.
Police Rules 1977 (NSW), r 76(1).
Police Service Regulations 1990 (NSW), reg 98.