In serious injury applications under s 93 of the Transport Accident Act 1986, contemporaneous objective medical evidence will be preferred over later medical opinions where the applicant's evidence is unreliable and treating doctors give inconsistent or equivocal opinions on causation. The question whether Fox v Percy requires modification of the Mobilio v Balliotis appellate review standard for causation findings in serious injury applications remains open.
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