State of New South Wales v Taylor

Workers' Compensation – Election between permanent loss compensation and damages - Where worker seeks to revoke election to claim permanent loss compensation and to commence proceedings for recovery of damages - Where s 151A(5) of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) limits the availability of revocation of such election - Whether par (c) of s 151A(5) is satisfied if, at the time of the election, a reasonable person in the position of the injured person would have no cause to believe that further deterioration of the condition would probably occur.

Statutes – Interpretation - s 151A(5)(c) of Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) - meaning of "no reasonable cause to believe".

Words and phrases – "believe" - "would".

Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) s 151A.