THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S APPEALS HAVE BEEN DECISIVELY ENDED! | The Australia Project

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S APPEALS HAVE BEEN DECISIVELY ENDED!


WE WIN AGAIN

Another VICTORY for the WORKERS COMP initiative

And this time, the D.O.E CANNOT APPEAL ANY FURTHER

Deputy President Elizabeth Wood of the PERSONAL INJURY COMMISSION has (determined 'on the papers') decisively ended any and all further appeals by the D.O.E

THERE IS NOWHERE LEFT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCAITON TO RUN


Below are excerpts lifted from the 'DETERMINATION OF APPEAL'.

'Appellant' = D.O.E.


ON THE PAPERS.
6. Section 52(3) of the Personal Injury Commission Act 2020 provides: “(3) If the Commission is satisfied that sufficient information has been supplied to it in connection with proceedings, the Commission may exercise functions under this Act and enabling legislation without holding any conference or formal hearing.”

The Commission, as well as the , Deputy President Elizabeth Wood (who intervened in the Department’s and Secretary’s vexatious and frivolous misuse of the appeal process), was obviously satisfied!!

10. I have had regard to Procedural Directions PIC2 – Determination of matters ‘on the papers’ and WC3 –Presidential appeals and questions of law, and the documents and submissions that are before me. I am satisfied that I have sufficient information to proceed ‘on the papers’ without holding any conference or formal hearing and that this is the appropriate course in the circumstances.

THE APPELLANT’S LAY EVIDENCE
Statement of Dr Paul Wood
21. The appellant relied upon a statement from Dr Paul Wood, the appellant’s Executive Director, Educational Standards, dated 31 May 2022.6 He stated that from July 2021 to February 2022, he was the Executive Director of the appellant’s COVID-19 taskforce.

22. Dr Wood said that on the morning of 27 August 2021, the appellant sent an email to all “school based” staff, advising that it was the New South Wales Government’s intention to issue a COVID-19 mandate at 11 am.
He said that the purpose of the email was to keep the staff informed of the rapidly developing public health situation.

EDUCATION WORKERS ONSITE, RECEIVING NEWS
= WORKPLACE INJURY (PSYCHOLOGICAL)

SEE ALSO: 'Main contributing factor'.