PIC News No. 86

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PIC News No. 86

13 Aug 2025

Keep up to date with the latest news edition issued by the Personal Injury Commission

I am pleased to announce that General Member Rachel Homan has been appointed as Senior Member in the Commission’s Workers Compensation Division. Please join me in congratulating Rachel on this well-earned promotion which will commence on 1 November 2025.

Incidentally, this appointment opens up recruitment for a General Member position. Further information about this opportunity can be found below.

In the recent Supreme Court decision in May v Costaras [2025] NSWCA 178, attention is drawn to the decision of the Chief Justice at [3]-[17] about the deployment by one party of submissions which were the product of an AI application. This highlights the requirement of parties to disclose the presence of AI in either arguments or evidence.

The Commission’s rules governing the use of AI are close to being completed by the Parliamentary Counsel. Parties are reminded of their duty of disclosure and the requirement to check that any authority cited actually exists.

For those following the legislative debate on workers compensation, you’ll be aware that the government has introduced a ‘new’ workers compensation bill, called the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Reform and Modernisation) Bill 2025.

The new Bill closely mirrors the original. The Legislative Council’s decision not to set a timeline for the conclusion of its inquiry has prompted the Government to act in the interest of creating certainty. According to the Treasurer, the second Bill will be up for debate in September, if the Public Accountability and Works Committee does not release the first Bill.

Regards,

Judge Gerard Phillips
President

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