NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2000) 19 NSWCCR 697
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Ambulance Service of New South Wales v. Daniel & Anor. [2000] NSWCA 116 revised - 13/07/2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40524/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 12/11/99 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 May 2000
Ambulance Service of New South Wales - Appellant PARTIES : Paul Daniel - 1st Respondent Powercoal Pty. Ltd t/as Endeavour Colliery (formerly New Vale No.2 Colliery) - 2nd Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Beazley JA at 2; Hodgson CJinEq at 18
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Compensation Court LOWER COURT CC117700/95 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Judge Walker JUDICIAL OFFICER :
H. Shore for Appellant COUNSEL : J.D. Hislop QC with N. Polin for 2nd Respondent Submitting Appearance for 1st Respondent Hunt & Hunt, Newcastle for Appellant SOLICITORS : Sparke Helmore, Newcastle for 2nd Respondent Baron & Associates, Sydney for 1st Respondent CATCHWORDS : WORKERS' COMPENSATION - "Employment to the nature of which [an] injury is due" - Correct test - Workers Compensation Act 1926 s.17. - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - When appeal lies - Question of law - What constitutes - Whether finding of fact open - Application of correct law to facts. - JUDGMENTS AND ORDERS - Reasons for - On finding of facts - Suficiency. LEGISLATION CITED : Workers Compensation Act 1926 s.17 Compensation Courts Act 1984 s.32 Azzopardi v. Tasman UEB Industries Ltd. (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Soulemezis v. Dudley (Holdings) Pty. Ltd. (1987) 10 NSWLR 247. Price v. New South Wales Fire Brigade (Judge Geraghty, unreported, 27/2/95) Blayney Shire Council v. Lobley (1995) 12 NSWCCR 52 at 56, 64, 65. Smith v. Mann (1932) 47 CLR 426 at 443. The Commonwealth v. Bourne (1960) 104 CLR 32. CASES CITED: Coal & Allied Operations Pty. Ltd. v. Collins (1989) 5 NSWCCR 218 at 220. Hope v. Bathurst City Council (1980) 144 CLR 1 Harris v. McKenzie (1987) 9 NSWLR 139. NSW Associated Blue Metal Quarries Ltd. v. Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1955) 94 CLR 504 at 511-2 McPhee v. Bennett Limited (1934) WN(NSW) 8 at 9 Mafoula Pty. Ltd. v. Mather, NSW Court of Appeal, 13/12/88 McIlvane v. Gunnedah Shire Council, NSW Court of Appeal, 2/10/98 DECISION : See par.84 of judgment
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