ZURICH AUSTRALIAN INSURANCE LIMITED v CSR LIMITED [2001] NSWCA 261

Reported Decision : 52 NSWLR 193

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : ZURICH AUSTRALIAN INSURANCE LIMITED v CSR LIMITED [2001] NSWCA 261 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40571/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 16 July 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 August 2001

PARTIES : Zurich Australian Insurance Limited (Appellant) CSR Limited (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Mason P at 102; Handley JA at 103

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT ED 1336/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Black DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : D Rofe QC / K Rewell (Appellant) J Hislop QC / R Tonner (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Keddies (Appellant) Moray & Agnew (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : MOTOR VEHICLE LAW - "injury" - "defect" in use or operation - Motor Accidents Act 1988, s3(1) - INSURANCE LAW - self-insurer employer - indemnity not contribution from third party insurer - no co-ordinate liability. Employers' Liability Act 1880 (Eng) Employers' Liability Act 1894 (WA) Motor Accidents Act 1988 Motor Accidents Amendment Act 1995 LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Amendment Bill 1995 Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act 1942 Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act 1978 Workers Compensation Act 1926 Workers Compensation Act 1987 Albion Insurance Co Ltd v Government Insurance Office (NSW) (1969) 121 CLR 342 AMP General Insurance v Brett (1999) 27 MVR 492 AMP General Insurance Ltd v Mayne Nickless Ltd (2000) 50 NSWLR 61 Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v Government Insurance Office (NSW) (1985) 2 MVR 362 Balfour Beatty Power Constructions (Australia) Pty Ltd v Government Insurance Office (NSW) (1996) 24 MVR 162 Bialkower v Achos Pty Ltd (1998) 83 FCR 1 Burke v LFOT Pty Ltd (2001) 178 ALR 161 Cockburn v GIO Finance Ltd (No 2) [2001] NSWCA 177 Craythorne v Swinburne (1807) 33 ER 482 Cripps v Judge (1884) 13 QBD 583 Cummings v Lewis (1993) 41 FCR 559 Falzon v Mayne Nickless Ltd (Mahoney DCJ, unreported, 4 May 1999) Heske v Samuelson (1883) 12 QBD 30 In re Denton's Estate; Licences Insurances Corporation and Guarantee Fund Ltd v Denton [1904] 2 Ch 178 James Nimmo & Co Ltd v Connell [1924] AC 593 CASES CITED: Johnson & Johnson Pty Ltd v Manufacturers Insurance Ltd [2000] NSWSC 155 Mahoney v McManus (1981) 180 CLR 370 Metcalf v The Great Boulder Proprietary Gold Mines Ltd (1906) 3 CLR 543 Morgan v Hutchins (1890) 59 LJQB 197 NRMA Insurance Ltd v NSW Grain Corporation (1995) 22 MVR 317 R v Young (1999) 46 NSWLR 681 Raffle v AGC (Advances) Ltd (1989) ASC 55-933 at 58,530 Scholefield Goodman & Sons Ltd v Zyngier [1986] AC 563 Smith v Cock [1911] AC 317 Stratti v Stratti (2000) 50 NSWLR 324 Street v Retravision (NSW) Pty Ltd (1995) 56 FCR 588 Tate v Latham & Son [1897] 1 QB 502 Topfelt Pty Ltd v State Bank of New South Wales Ltd (1993) 47 FCR 226 Walsh v Whiteley (1888) 21 QBD 371 Weblin v Ballard (1886) 17 QBD 122 Willetts v Watt & Co [1892] 2 QB 92 Yarmouth v France (1887) 19 QBD 647 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.