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Judgment date
Case number
S142/2016
Before
French CJ, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle JJ
Catchwords
Workers compensation – Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth), s 5A(1) – Meaning of injury – Where employee suffered aggravation of mental condition in reaction to perceived consequence of failure to obtain promotion – Whether aggravation suffered "as a result of" reasonable administrative action.
Words and phrases – "as a result of", "'common sense' approach to causation", "disease", "injury".
Safety – Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth), ss 5A, 5B.