NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 51 NSWLR 606
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : GIFFORD V. STRANG PATRICK STEVEDORING PTY. LTD. [2001] NSWCA 175 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40718/99; 40719/99; 40720/99; 40721/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 2 May 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 June 2001
Kristine Gifford - appellant (40718/99) Darren Gifford - appellant (40721/99) PARTIES : Kelly Gifford - appellant (40719/99) Matthew Gifford - appellant (40720/99) Strang Patrick Stevedoring Pty. Ltd. - respondent in all cases JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 2; Ipp AJA at 76
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 9638/97; 7309/97; 7419/97; 7323/97 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Naughton DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : Mr. B.J. Gross QC with Mr. H.W.H. Bauer for all appellants Mr. T.F. McKenzie with Mr. M. Wright for respondent SOLICITORS : G.H. Healey & Co. Sydney for all appellants Gillis Delaney Brown, Sydney for respondent CATCHWORDS : Torts - Negligence - Duty of care - Mental or nervous shock - Man killed in horrific accident - Widow and children told - Claim for damages for mental injury - Whether mental or nervous shock - Whether Workers Compensation Act s.151P gives cause of action - Whether Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act excludes common law liability - Whether children have common law claim. D. LEGISLATION CITED : Workers Compensation Act 1987 ss.151, 151E, 151F, 151P State of NSW v. Seedsman [2000] NSWCA 119 Scala v. Mammolitti (1965) 114 CLR 153 Mt. Isa Mines Ltd. v. Pusey (1970) 125 CLR 383 Jaensch v. Coffey (1984) 155 CLR 549 Wilks v. Haines (1991) Aust.Torts.Rep.81-078 Chiaverini v. Hockey (1993) Aust.Torts.Reps. 81-223 Coates v. Government Insurance Office (NSW) (1995) 36 NSWLR 1 CASES CITED: Quayle v. State of New South Wales (1995) Aust. Torts Rep. 81-367 FAI General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Lucre (2000) 50 NSWLR 261 Annetts v. Australian Stations Pty. Lt.d (2000) 23 WAR 35 Swan v. Williams (Demolition) Pty. Ltd. (1987) 9 NSWLR 172 Campbelltown City Council v. McKay (1989) 15 NSWLR 501 Alcock v. Chief Constable of South Yorkshire Police [1992] 1 AC 310 Pham v. Lawson (1997) 68 SASR 124 Petrie v. Dowling [1992] 1 Qd.R. 284 DECISION : Appeals dismissed with costs
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