The Supreme Court set aside a decision of the Appeal Panel of
the Personal Injury Commission upholding a medical assessment that
Mr Wright suffered from a psychological injury involving a whole
person impairment of 19% for the purposes of his worker's
compensation claim. This article provides a case summary of State
of New South Wales v Wright [2023] NSWSC 757.
Background
Mr Wright was employed by the State of New South Wales as a
courier driver from August 2012 until approximately April 2019. He
claimed that during his employment he was subjected to bullying and
harassment by his manager and other colleagues which resulted in a
psychological injury which caused him to be unable to work.
