ADCO Constructions Pty Ltd v Goudappel

HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIAFRENCH CJ,CRENNAN, KIEFEL, GAGELER AND KEANE JJADCO CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD  APPELLANTANDRONALD GOUDAPPEL & ANOR  RESPONDENTSADCO Constructions Pty Ltd v Goudappel[2014] HCA 1816 May 2014S201/2013ORDER1.Appeal allowed.2.Set aside paragraph 3 of the order of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales made on 29 April 2013 and, in its place, order that the question of law referred to the President of the Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales as amended:"Do the amendments to Division 4 of Part 3 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 introduced by Schedule 2 of the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012 apply to claims for compensation pursuant to s 66 made on and after 19 June 2012 where a worker has made a claim for compensation of any type in respect of the same injury before 19 June 2012?"be answered:"Clause 5(4) of Pt 19H of Sched 6 to the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) (introduced by Sched 12 [1] to the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2012 (NSW)) enabled the making of cl 11 of Sched 8 to the Workers Compensation Regulation 2010 (NSW) (introduced by Sched 1 [5] to the Workers Compensation Amendment (Transitional) Regulation 2012 (NSW)), with the effect that the amendments to Div 4 of Pt 3 of the Workers Compensation Act introduced by Sched 2 to the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act apply to claims for compensation pursuant to s 66 of the Workers Compensation Act made on and after 19 June 2012, where...