Dennis v Workers' Compensation Board of Queensland [1997] ICQ 21 (1997) 155 QGIG 322

QUEENSLAND INDUSTR!AL COt RT \\'()RKERS' COlv1PE!~SATIOt< Rrlotunc; Ac! app·coJ from deci:-.;1on t)f indu.'striai (No, C!O Jt'STlCE JFRSEY, PRESiOENT t6 May I YUDGME:'iT An indu:;,trlai J'v1agisrrme affirn"Jed th,~ f('Spondent BnnnJ's tlct·i:--.ion tn the appdbnr':; cialm ft.1r comrN:;nsation The appellant appcah tkcJ:;;ion ~o Corni ·rhc appeH~1m's injury J dcprc'>;~ivc iHne~s ro t.1f a Di Ryth. his ::rnploymenr a fnr an \\.-0(1!,vorth:-: .,e;ifood The I\·1.-igist.wtc found that the 1rnury dlnt>~s. wa~ sufif:'n;d "hecau~-.e :,f zqznfo:;;t (him} Jn connectjon \·i,.ll.h 1The tenns of the 0-;1 the cv idcnce the i o the recent arne.nd1ncnt In !w;; judgmem, tht• ~Aagi;S!:rate rcfr!rs contributed (1_) the dcvc!nprn.::nt cf the ,h>nn•cc•""' I-I,;_• expres.;;;cd reas.'.-,n~ \vhy ht: did, did noL accept p~:.nicultir ~1cc.;Jun1s those rnatrers. and to tht·ir signifii..':Jf}L'.e He t;nndly milrnm,,,.,,1 a ~ufficiem in the. evidence, thm ;:ippr:1\ant '"folt thm he shotdd net be any i.:hecking'': 1ha1 the ~i.ppeihm1_ ''die; rnkc critiu~rn foo wdr) Althqugh ivt~ Ryrie, 5ubrrns:-.!cn, in reladon incident:--:, on appelinnr.' s the vie\,\ :tnd h,;;-t~,1 h;;: Loudt1ni t:hs:Jgreed s:..1ppi.ii:rJ ~tppei1am and fvfr LoudanL within view \Valdon leachng C\·enttwlly 10 the tJf the appeHaw Byrh, !he psyt:l-1ja1risr, dr~scribf:d prav.:n\ and the ;\.ires.sing down hy his _\rarr,edinh· m,.n""'''' singk rnajor e.vent which wo.rscned bi-; tirr1c'" ~!ls R;Tic submitted th~t that incident the appellant •- it was. the exception in dismls~:ng w.:1\ siu1ply i11~1pμhcJ.bJe. in rdiaJ1cc on that !n response, S,::ipsfnrd, V<'ho fr1r evidence nf 1\th l .i,md~mi that he told the supplier v.:h0 denied rcfroz;er; the prJ',\-TS the appellanr rhat t.lr Loudani said: "There':; nothing and you'll sell \vhat I put in here," foH1)v.'e<l by hi:; porsuc-d the ~ton..' n,mrnger" s office. ()n th;.1.t Com}k't1Su1irin Boa:·d towards the ap~llD-nt. apfKll.::rnt, notwithstanding the. appdlzt:1t'~ H \NG:Jid hav~ bt·-en i\-f:J.gistr;ite, in hts judg1nent, Dppruach ro m-udent u1 a ln !rnve accepted. The appeal ft.':'-icr"' ed. Di 30 May, 1997] QUEENSLAND GOVER.i~MENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 323 -- 1 of 1 --