His own psychiatrist's report couldn't save him once the facts fell apart
A security officer who claimed workplace bullying caused a mental breakdown has now lost the same fight three times over.
The worker was employed as an aviation protection officer at Perth Airport by ISS Security Pty Ltd from 2016 until May 2022. On May 6, 2022, he filed a workers' compensation claim alleging he had suffered a stress-related mental disorder and physical injuries on the job. His claim pointed to 14 separate incidents he described as "workplace stressors" - including what he characterised as defamation, bullying, harassment and discrimination.
The Western Australian Court of Appeal refused him leave to appeal and dismissed his case on September 23, 2026, with reasons published on October 6. It was the third decision-maker to find against him.
The whole thing turned on credibility.
The case first went to arbitration in the Workers Compensation Arbitration Service. The arbitrator accepted that the worker had a mental disorder - that part was not in dispute. What the arbitrator could not accept was that the worker's employment had contributed to it to the "significant degree" required under s 5(1)(c) of the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (WA). That is the threshold that separates a compensable workplace injury from a condition that simply coexists with a job.
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