NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : PROSPECT COUNTY COUNCIL v FOSTER & ANOR [2001] NSWCA 117 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40956/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 23 April 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 April 2001
PROSPECT COUNTY COUNCIL PARTIES : v Alan James FOSTER and CIC INSURANCE LIMITED JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Davies AJA at 28; Ipp AJA at 31
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Common Law Division LOWER COURT CLD 12152/91 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Master Harrison JUDICIAL OFFICER :
C R R Hoeben SC (Appellant) COUNSEL : P Webb QC/R J Cheyney (First Respondent) J E Maconachie QC/R J Wright (Second Respondent) Leigh Virtue & Associates (Appellant) SOLICITORS : Connery & Partners (First Respondent) Abbott Tout (Second Respondent) CATCHWORDS : INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS - Motor Accidents Act - mere use of cherrypicker to enable electricians to gain access to power lines does not attract cover provided for under compulsory motor accidents policy LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Act NRMA Insurance Limited v New South Wales Grain Corporation (1995) 22 MVR 317 CASES CITED: Mercantile Mutual Insurance Aust Limited v Moulding (1995) 22 MVR 325 Dickinson v Motor Vehicle Insurance Trust (1987) 163 CLR 483 DECISION : Appeal allowed - orders made
THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL 40956/99 CLD 12152/91 HANDLEY JA DAVIES AJA IPP AJA
23 April 2001
PROSPECT COUNTY COUNCIL v ALAN JAMES FOSTER & ANOR
JUDGMENT
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS - Motor Accidents Act - mere use of cherrypicker to enable electricians to gain access to power lines does not attract cover provided for under compulsory motor accidents policy
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