Salman v Hornsby Shire Council (No.2) [2023] NSWDC 527

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Salman v Hornsby Shire Council (No.2) [2023] NSWDC 527 Hearing dates: 20, 21, 22, 23 November 2023 Date of orders: 29 November 2023 Decision date: 29 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Abadee DCJ Decision: See paragraph [199] Catchwords: TORTS – negligence - occupiers' liability – plaintiff's fall in a children's playground under the Council's control - whether Council owed duty of care and if so, what was its scope - identification of risk of harm – whether Council failed to take reasonable precautions – whether risk of harm obvious – whether contributory negligence – assessment of quantum Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 5B(1)(a)-(b), 5B(1)(c), 5B(2)(a)-(d), 5C(a)-(b), 5D(1)(a)-(b), 5E, 5F(1)-(4), 5G(1), 5H, 5R(1), 5S, 13, 17A Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1965 (NSW), s 10 Cases Cited: Australian Safeway Stores Pty Ltd v Zaluzna (1987) 162 CLR 479 Avopiling Pty Ltd v Bosevski [2018] NSWCA 146 Blacktown City Council v Hocking [2008] NSWCA 144 Blue Op Partner Pty Ltd v De Roma [2023] NSWCA 161 Brodie v Singleton; Ghantous v Hawkesbury City Council (2001) 206 CLR 512 Bruce v Apex Software Pty Ltd t/as Lak Ellen Aged Care [2018] NSWCA 330 Bunnings Group Limited v Giudice [2018] NSWCA 144 Clancy v Plaintiffs A, B, C & D [2022] NSWCA 119 Fallas v Mourlos (2006) 65 NSWLR 418 Menz v Wagga Wagga Show Society Inc (2020) 103 NSWLR 103 Port Macquarie Hastings Council v Mooney [2014] NSWCA 156 Reynolds v City of Sydney Council [2018] NSWDC 334 Salman v Hornsby Shire Council [2023] NSWDC 506 Schultz v McCormack [2015] NSWCA 330 Strong v Woolworths Ltd (2012) 246 CLR 182 Tabet v Gett (2010) 240 CLR 537 Tapp v Australian Bushmen's Campdraft & Rodeo Association Ltd (2022) 273 CLR 454 Thompson v Woolworths (Queensland) Pty Ltd (2005) 221 CLR 234 Venues NSW v Kane [2023] NSWCA 192 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Kathie Beatrice Salman (plaintiff) Hornsby Shire Council (defendant) Representation: Counsel: E Anderson (plaintiff) D Ronzani (defendant) Solicitors: Gerard Malouf & Partners (plaintiff) Mills Oakley (defendant) File Number(s): 2022/00081971 Publication restriction: Nil