Pasminco Metals-Sulphide Corporation Ltd v The Public Trustee for and on behalf of The Estate of Norman John Dickson [2001] NSWCA 164

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Pasminco Metals-Sulphide Corporation Ltd v The Public Trustee for and on behalf of The Estate of Norman John Dickson [2001] NSWCA 164 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40559/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 30 May 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 June 2001

PARTIES : Pasminco Metals-Sulphide Corporation Limited v The Public Trustee for and on behalf of The Estate of Norman John Dickson JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 2; Rolfe AJA at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Compensation Court LOWER COURT WCC 10649/96 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Curtis CCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant - W.P. Kearns SC / Ms M. Kumar Respondent - G.L. Parker SOLICITORS : Appellant - Austen Brown Thompson, Broken Hill Respondent - Paul J Keady & Associates, Broken Hill CATCHWORDS : Worker suffered 28% loss of hearing from boilermaker's deafness in left ear after suffering 100% hearing loss in right ear from an unrelated condition - whether he suffered binaural hearing loss as found or only monaural hearing loss LEGISLATION CITED : WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1995 Workers Compensation Act 1987 CASES CITED: Re-car Consolidated Industries v Horner (1997) 15 NSWCCR 171 Rodios v Trefle (1937) 11 WCR (NSW) 290 DECISION : Appeal allowed - see paragraph 52

THE SUPREME COURT

OF NEW SOUTH WALES

COURT OF APPEAL

CA 40559/00 WCC 10649/96

BEAZLEY JA HODGSON JA ROLFE AJA

Friday, 8 June 2001 PASMINCO METALS-SULPHIDE CORPORATION LIMITED v THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF NORMAN JOHN DICKSON JUDGMENT 1 BEAZLEY JA: I agree with Rolfe AJA. 2 HODGSON JA: I agree with Rolfe AJA. 3 ROLFE AJA: Introduction .