Garling v Association to Resource Co-Operative Housing Co-Op Limited [2001] NSWCA 377

Reported Decision : [2001] ACL Rep 125 NSW 29

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Garling v Association to Resource Co-Operative Housing Co-Op Limited [2001] NSWCA 377 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40576/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 24 October 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 October 2001

PARTIES : Anne Garling (Appellant) Association to Resource Co-Operative Housing Co-Op Limited (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 27, 29; Beazley JA at 28; Heydon JA at 1

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Compensation Court LOWER COURT CC 34043/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Neilson CCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr M Thompson (Appellant) Mr J D Hislop QC/Mr N E Chen (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Shanahan Tudhope (Appellant) Hunt & Hunt (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Workers Compensation - Appeal from Compensation Court - Whether Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear appeal - Distinction between errors of fact and errors in law - Misconstruction or misunderstanding of evidence resulting in wrong factual conclusion is error of fact not law - Compensation Court Act 1984 (NSW), s 32(1) - ND LEGISLATION CITED : Compensation Court Act 1984 CASES CITED: Ambulance Service of New South Wales v Daniel (2000) 19 NSWWCR 697 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 DECISION : See para 26

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL

CA 40576/00 CC 34043/99 SHELLER JA BEAZLEY JA HEYDON JA