TREVITT V. NSW TAFE COMMISSION & ANOR (formerly [2001] NSWCA 348 - now deleted) [2001] NSWCA 363

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : TREVITT V. NSW TAFE COMMISSION & ANOR (formerly [2001] NSWCA 348 - now deleted) [2001] NSWCA 363 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40682/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 September 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 September 2001

Marcus John Trevitt - appellant PARTIES : NSW TAFE Commission - first respondent Wyn Manners - second respondent JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1, 54, 62, 67, 70; Heydon JA at 55-61, 68-69; Hodgson JA at 2-53, 63-66, 71

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 74/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Gibb DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr. P. Caplin QC with Mr. P. Saidi for appellant Mr. D. Davies SC with Mr. R. Weinstein for respondents SOLICITORS : SK & Associates, Armidale for appellant General Insurance Law Department, Sydney for resopndents CATCHWORDS : TORT - Trespass to person - Assault and battery - Whether finding of battery should have been made when assault alleged - DAMAGES - Whether includes distress suffered by reason of vulnerable personality - COSTS - Plaintiff unsuccessful at first instance - Recovers $2,000 on appeal - Appropriate order Stead v. State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 Escovar v. Spindaleri (1986) 7 NSWLR 71 Goktas v. GIO of NSW (1993) 31 NSWLR 684 at 700 CASES CITED: Beale v. GIO of NSW (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Jones v. Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Ho v. Powell [2001] NSWCA 168 Ettingshausen v. Australian Consolidated Press (1995) 38 NSWLR 404 DECISION : See par.71 of judgment

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40682/00 DC 74/99 MASON P HEYDON JA HODGSON JA