Australia, May 4 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on April 3:

1. Before the Court for determination is a Notice of Motion filed on 7 February 2025 by the defendant, Albury Wodonga Health, seeking orders, in substance, that pursuant to s 318 of the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW) ("the Act"), the plaintiff's Statement of Claim filed on 15 October 2024 be struck out.

2. In support of the application, the defendant read the affidavit of Danny Khoshaba dated 11 February 2025. That affidavit annexed a number of documents which are relevant, including the pre-filing Statement of Claim, the response to the pre-filing Statement with the proposed Defence, and c...