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Public Health Orders applying to management of COVID Risks are not Employment related factors in tests of causation

During the COVID pandemic employers were supported by the NSW Government , including through the mandates directing when and where face masks were to be worn.   A recent presidential member decision in the Personal Injury Commission (PIC) confirmed a certificate of determination where the member had concluded that the public order enforcing the mandatory wearing of face masks was the main contributing factor to the exacerbation of a pre-existing injury, and this was NOT a work-related factor.

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