Comcare v. PVYW
Case No.
S98/2013
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
13/12/2012 Federal Court of Australia (Keane CJ, Buchanan J, Bromberg J)
Catchwords
Industrial law – Workers compensation – Proper interpretation of the principles established in Hatzimanolis v ANI Corporation Limited – Employee injured during an overnight stay in a motel room booked by her employer – Injuries were sustained in an interval or interlude within an overall period or episode of work – Whether it is sufficient that the injuries were sustained by the employee at a place the employer induced or encouraged her to be – Whether circumstances surrounding such an injury are relevant to assessment.
Documents
10/05/2013 Hearing (SLA, Sydney)
24/05/2013 Notice of appeal
14/06/2013 Written submissions (Appellant)
14/06/2013 Chronology (Appellant)
05/07/2013 Written submissions (Respondent)
19/07/2013 Reply
07/08/2013 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra)
30/10/2013 Judgment (Judgment summary)