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Proper Lookout Podcast

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Welcome to the The Proper Lookout Podcast published by the Statutory Insurance Group of McCabes. In this series, our CTP experts discuss a range of topics – sharing their thoughts on an industry trend or intriguing legal issue, explaining the intricacies of an important case, and hopefully imparting some of the knowledge they have gained.

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Episodes

  1. #143 - Getting under my skin - Abawi v Allianz

    In Abawi v Allianz, the Medical Review Panel looked at whether a laceration to the skin fell within the definition of a "threshold injury" in s 1.6 of the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017. Principal Peter Hunt reviews the decision and adds his own commentary on the issue.

  2. #142 - Exploring Traumatic Brain Injury

    In this episode of The Proper Lookout Podcast, Principal Peter Hunt discusses the traumatic brain injury with friend of the podcast, Professor Associate Joseph Suttie.

  3. #141 - Does Surgery Render A Below-Threshold Injury Above-Threshold?

    In Mandoukos v Allianz, the Supreme Court considered whether a cervical surgery could transform a below-threshold injury into an above-threshold injury. In this episode of The Proper Lookout Podcast, Principal Peter Hunt discusses the scope of the decision and the implications.

  4. #140 - More Threshold Injury Questions: Is Radiculopathy Always Necessary?

    In this episode, Principal Peter Hunt discusses the decision in Mohmand v Allianz, where the Supreme Court looked at whether a Claimant always needs to exhibit radiculopathy to demonstrate that their cervical spine injury is an above-threshold injury for the purpose of s 1.6 of the Motor Accident...

  5. #139 - Threshold Injury Review: Breast Implant Rupture

    Are artificial members part of the body? And, if they are damaged, are they non-threshold injuries? In this episode of The Proper Lookout Podcast, Principal Peter Hunt discusses what a PIC Review Panel thinks on these questions.

  6. #138 - Threshold Injury Review – Injury To The Skin

    Does injury to the skin, alone, entitle a Claimant to ongoing statutory benefits and common law damages? In this episode of The Proper Lookout Podcast, Principal Peter Hunt reviews three PIC Review Panel decisions which consider whether injury to the skin falls within the statutory definition of…

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  7. #137 - Art and Artificiality: The rise of ChatGPT

    In this episode of The Proper Lookout Podcast, Principal Peter Hunt joins Associate Professor Joseph Suttie to explore the impact of artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, in the workplace. NOTE: no AI was deployed in recording of this Podcast episode. All thoughts are those of the participants!

  8. #136 - Combatting Burnout

    All organisations, including insurers and law firms, are confronted with employees at the risk of burnout. In this episode of The Proper Lookout Podcast, Principal Peter Hunt discusses the issues with Associate Professor Joseph Suttie. https://sarsfieldconsulting.co/who-we-are/

  9. #135 - Page Limits – A View From The Bench

    In this very special episode, Principal Peter Hunt talks to The Honourable Geoffrey Bellew SC, a former Justice of the Supreme Court of NSW, about the challenges of life on the Bench, including those which arise when the parties tender large volumes of irrelevant material. The discussion is…

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  10. #134 - Borderline Personality Disorders

    Most claims managers have probably experienced Claimants who demonstrate obsessive personality traits in the context of the management of their claim. In this episode, Principal Peter Hunt discusses Borderline Personality Disorders with Associate Professor Joseph Suttie and how they might impact...

  11. #133 - Artificial Intelligence & Autonomous Vehicles

    What happens if an autonomous vehicle thinks a tree blowing in the wind is a pedestrian about to run across the road? How might the autonomous vehicle behave when it perceives this "danger"? In this episode, Peter Hunt interviews Associate Professor Joseph Suttie about the AI used in autonomous...

  12. #132 - Amendment to PAWE provisions

    The Motor Accident and Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2022 made some amendment to the calculation of weekly benefits under MAIA. In this episode, Julia Douglas-Oliveira and Raissa Galang discuss the changes.

  13. # 131 - Amendment to No-Fault Provisions

    In this episode, Raissa Galang and Julia Douglas-Oliveira discuss how the Motor Accident and Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2022 amended the "no-fault" provisions in Part 5 of MAIA.

  14. #130 - FEDERAL JURISDICTION – Are the Commission's power's administrative or judicial?

    The Personal Injury Commission can not be exercising the judicial power of the Commonwealth if it does not exercise judicial power at all. In this episode, Peter Hunt discusses recent Court decisions which discuss whether the PIC's functions are administrative or judicial.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to the The Proper Lookout Podcast published by the Statutory Insurance Group of McCabes. In this series, our CTP experts discuss a range of topics – sharing their thoughts on an industry trend or intriguing legal issue, explaining the intricacies of an important case, and hopefully imparting some of the knowledge they have gained.

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