State of New South Wales v Garry Donald Jeffery & Ors [2000] NSWCA 171

Reported Decision : (2000) Aust Torts Reports 81-580

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : State of New South Wales v Garry Donald Jeffery & Ors [2000] NSWCA 171 revised - 1/09/2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 041004/98; DC 945/96 HEARING DATE(S) : 11/07/2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 September 2000

PARTIES : State of New South Wales v Garry Donald Jeffery & Ors JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Sheller JA at 2; Foster AJA at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 945/96 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Robison DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

M. Finnane QC / V. Hartstein - Appellant COUNSEL : M. Cranich SC / B. Ingram - 1st Respondent P. Neil SC - 2nd Respondent L.V. Knight - Crown Solicitor - Appellant SOLICITORS : Taylor & Scott - 1st Respondent Nevill & Edwards - 2nd Respondent CATCHWORDS : Liability for psychiatric injury - Negligence - Assessment of damages. LEGISLATION CITED : Crown Proceedings Act 1988 Deatons Pty Ltd v Flew (1949) 79 CLR 370 Prior v State of New South Wales (CA unreported 23 October 1998) Lloyd v Grace Smith & Co [1912] AC 716 CASES CITED: Uxbridge Permanent Building Society v Pickard [1939] 2 KB 248 Tiger Nominees Pty Ltd v State Pollution Control Commission (1992) 25 NSWLR 715 at 721 Canadian Pacific Railway Co v Lockhart [1942] AC 591 Commonwealth of Australia v Connell (1986) 5 NSWLR 218 at 221 Mt Isa Mines Ltd v Pusey (1971) 125 CLR 383 DECISION : 1. The appeal be dismissed with costs; 2. The cross-appeal be dismissed with no order as to costs.