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Judgment date
Case number
S27/2000
Before
Gleeson CJ, Gummow, Kirby, Hayne, Callinan JJ
Catchwords
Workers' compensation – Journey - Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) - Compensation for worker injured on journey from work to place of abode - Worker travelling home after stopping for a meal with a relative - Whether deviation or interruption to the journey.
Workers' compensation – Practice and procedure - Compensation Court Act 1984 (NSW) - Appeal to Court of Appeal on a point of law only - Powers of the Court of Appeal.
Words and phrases – "journey" - "direct route" - "fault" - "place of abode".
Workers' Compensation Act 1926 (NSW) – s 7.
Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) – s 10.
Compensation Court Act 1984 (NSW) – s 32.