YI v THE SERVICE ARENA PTY LTD [2001] NSWCA 400

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : YI v THE SERVICE ARENA PTY LTD [2001] NSWCA 400 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40199/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 26 October 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 November 2001

PARTIES : WON BAE YI v THE SERVICE ARENA PTY LTD JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Heydon JA at 45; Young CJ in Eq at 46

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 4597/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Price DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant: R F Sutherland SC/ J W Ingram Respondent: L King SC/ M J Jenkins SOLICITORS : Appellant: D Stanefska & Associates Respondent: P W Turk & Associates CATCHWORDS : Negligence - Duty of Care - respondent training provider under Agreement with Commonwealth DEET - appellant attended furniture factory for work experience - back injury through heavy lifting - scope of respondent's duty of care - whether breach of duty - reasonableness of steps taken to prepare appellant - whether foreseeable risk of injury - whether non-delegable duty of care - no breach of ordinary duty of care established - no non-delegable duty. (ND) Burnie Port Authority v General Jones Pty Ltd (1994) 179 CLR 520 Derrick v Cheung [2001] HCA 48 Gorman v Williams (1985) 2 NSWLR 662 Kondis v State Transport Authority (1984) 154 CLR 672 CASES CITED: Lepore v State of New South Wales (2001) AustTortsR 81-609 Marrickville Municipal Council v Moustafa [2001] NSWCA 372 Perre v Apand Pty ltd (1999) 198 CLR 180 Scott v Davis (2000) 74 ALJR 1410 Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Co Pty Lyd (1986) 160 CLR 16 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs