Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS
Workmen's Compensation - whether respondent injured while travelling to his employment - whether immediate purpose in making journey was to enter upon duties which employment imposed - meaning of "immediate purpose" - interval of time between respondent reaching place of employment and commencing the actual performance of
his duties
Workmen's Compensation Act (N.T.) s.8(2)
NORWEST BEEF INDUSTRIES LIMITED v. JOHN JANIDES
No. NTG 11 of 1983
CORAM: Toohey, Lockhart and Jenkinson JJ.
Sydney 8 July 1983
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA )
) NORTHERN TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY) No. NTG 11 of 1983
) GENERAL DIVISION )
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN:
NORWEST BEEF INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Appellant AND _ JOHN JANIDES Respondent ORDER JUDGES MAKING ORDER: Toohey, Lockhart and Jenkinson JJ, DATE OF ORDER: 8 July 1983 WHERE MADE: Sydney THE COURT ORDERS THAT: l. The appeal be dismissed. 2. The appellant pay the respondent's costs of this
appeal.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT ) OF AUSTRALIA ) NORTHERN TERRITORY ) No, NTG 11 of 1983 DISTRICT REGISTRY ) GENZRAL DIVISION )
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
No. 413 of 1982 BETWEEN
NORWEST BEEF INDUSTRIES LIMITED Appellant
and
JOHN JANIDES
Respondent
CORAM: Toohey, Lockhart and Jenkinson JJ.
8 July 1983
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
TOOHEY J.
On Friday 3 April 1981 the respondent left Darwin as a passenger in a motor vehicle travelling to Katherine. At a point about 15 miles north of Katherine there was an accident as a result of which he was injured and incapacitated for work.
The Workmen's Compensation Tribunal, without making any particular award at that stage, determined tnat the
respondent was entitled to compensation on the ground that
he sustained injury by accident while travelling to his employment (Workmen's Compensation Act s.&(2)). An appeal to tne Supreme Court against that determination was dismissed and the employer now appeals to this court.
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