ALMEIDA v. UNIVERSAL DYE WORKS PTY. LIMITED & ORS [2000] NSWCA 264

Reported Decision : [2001] Aust Tort Reports 81-603 [2000] 103 IR 433

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : ALMEIDA v. UNIVERSAL DYE WORKS PTY. LIMITED & ORS [2000] NSWCA 264 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40723/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 19/09/2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 December 2000

Maria Almeida (Appellant) PARTIES : Universal Dye Works Pty. Limited (First Respondent) Baleskim Pty. Limited (Second Respondent) Newtown Dyers & Bleachers Pty. Limited (Third Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Priestley JA at 1; Powell JA at 10; Santow AJA at 90

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC3102/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Patten DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

L. King SC/P.A. Regattieri (Appellant) COUNSEL : G.F. Little (First Respondent) P.W. Taylor SC (Second Respondent) S.A. Kerr (Third Respondent) Jones Staff & Co (Appellant) SOLICITORS : McCulloch & Buggy (First Respondent) Abbott Tout (Second Respondent) Phillips Fox (Third Respondent) CATCHWORDS : INDUSTRIAL LAW - Industrial safety, health and welfare - Factory legislation - Interpretation - Occupier responsible for safety of - Whether contractor's employee replacing corrugated iron roofing working in factory - If so, whether any, and, if so, which, Respondent was occupier of factory - INDUSTRIAL LAW - Industrial safety, health and welfare - Construction and safety legislation - Interpretation - Whether company which retained contractor to carry out work is "person in charge of the construction work" Construction Safety Regulations 1950 rr. 73,74. LEGISLATION CITED : Factories Shops and Industries Act 1902, ss. 4,40(1), (2). Workers Compensation Act 1987 s.20 DECISION : (By majority) Appeal upheld in part against First Respondent only; otherwise dismissed.