Police Service of New South Wales v Honeysett [2001] NSWCA 452

Reported Decision : 53 NSWLR 592

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Police Service of New South Wales v Honeysett [2001] NSWCA 452 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40371/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 17 September 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 6 December 2001

PARTIES : Police Service of New South Wales v Tina Honeysett JUDGMENT OF : Priestley JA at 1; Ipp AJA at 33; Sperling J at 34

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 7308/98 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Herron DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant - P. Hall QC / L. Ellison Respondent - K. Andrews SOLICITORS : Appellant - Hunt & Hunt Respondent - Gillis Delaney Brown CATCHWORDS : Workers compensation - Section 151Z of Workers Compensation Act 1987 - Section 213 Police Service Act 1990 - Section 3 Employees Liability Act 1991 - whether (1) police constable driving a paddy wagon while on duty is exercising "a function ... with respect to the protection of persons from injury or death or property from damage" within the meaning of s213 of Police Service Act - Held: on those facts and no more, answer is no - whether (2) police constable is an employee within meaning of s 3(1) of Employees Liability Act 1991 - Held: answer is yes. Employees Liability Act 1991 LEGISLATION CITED : Employees Liability (Indemnification of Employer) Act 1982 Police Service Act 1990 Workers Compensation Act 1987 CASES CITED: Attorney General (NSW) v Perpetual Trustee Company Limited (1955) 92 CLR 113 McGrath v Fairfield Municipal Council (1985) 156 CLR DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.