Suvaal v The Nominal Defendant & Anor [2000] NSWSC 1043

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Suvaal v The Nominal Defendant & Anor [2000] NSWSC 1043 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20668/94 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 February 1999; HEARING DATE(S) : 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 June 1999; 29 & 30 November 1999; 1, 2, 8, 9 & 10 December 1999; JUDGMENT DATE : 10 November 2000

Anthony Peter Suvaal (Plaintiff)

PARTIES : The Nominal Defendant (First Defendant)

Cessnock City Council (Second Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr D B Milne QC with Mr D Conti (Plaintiff)

COUNSEL : Mr R R Bartlett SC with Mr Wilson (First Defendant)

Mr D F Rofe QC with Mr M J Lawler (Second Defendant) McClellands (Plaintiff)

SOLICITORS : Abbott Tout (First Defendant)

Moray & Agnew (Second Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Personal injury - bicycle rider - quadriplegic - liability only Motor Accidents Act 1988 - s 28 Local Government Act 1919 - ss 20B(6)(a), 21(l),(m) 7 (r), 28(a) LEGISLATION CITED : Clauses 4 & & Proclamation, 14 September 1956 pursuant to LGA Local Government Act 1972 Termination Act - s 14(b) Local Government (Areas) Act SRA (NSW) v Earthline Constructions Pty Ltd (in Liq) [1999] 73 ALJR 306 at 331 Rayment v James [1999] NSWCA 101 Voulis v Kozary (1995) 180 CLR 177 at 193 Khafam Developments Pty Limited v Zeaiter (NSWCA, 3 October 1996, unreported) Blandford v Fox (1944) 45 SR (NSW) 241 at 245 Lawrence v The Nominal Defendant (1984) 1 MVR 388 Slinn v The Nominal Defendant (1964) 112 CLR 334 Cavanagh v The Nominal Defendant (1950) 100 CLR 375 Harrison v The Nominal Defendant (1975) 50 ALJR 330 Nicholl v NSW Ministerial Corp (1995) 21 MVR 499 Walters v Babergh DC (1983) LGR (QBD) 235 Vromilow & Edwards Pty Ltd v Inland Revenue Commissioner (1969) 1 WLR 1180 at 1189 Crimmins v Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee [1999] 167 ALR 1 Florence v Marrickville Municipal Council (1959) 60 SR 56 Buckle v Bayswater Road Board (1936) 57 CLR 259 Lake Macquarie City Council v Bottomley [1999] NSWCA 28 [para 38] Gorringe v The Transport Commission (TAS) (1950) 80 CLR 357 Hughes v Hunters Hill Municipal Council (1992) 29 NSWLR 232 CASES CITED : UTA v Purcell (1994) 82 LGRA 284 Campbelltown City Council v Crain (NSWCA, 9 October 1998 unreported) Lake Macquarie City Council v Day [1999] NSWCA 2Threadgate v Tamworth City Council (NSWCA, 24 February 1999, unreported) Hill v Commissioner for Main Roads 68 LGRA 173 Marr v Holroyd Municipal Council (1986) Aust.Tort.Rep 80-031 Attorney General v Borough of North Sydney (1893) 9 WN 177 Singleton SC v Brodie [1999] NSWCA 37 Barbieri v Fairfiled City Council [1999] NSWCA 405 Ghantous v Hawkesbury CC [1999] NSWCA 51 Gosford City Council v Timbs [2000] NSWCA 31 Gloucester Shire Council v McLeneaghan & Anor [2000] NSWCA 208 Pyrenees Shire Council v Day (1998) 72 ALJR 152 Cekan v Haines (1990) 21 NSWLR 296 Northern Sandbalsting Pty Limited v Harris (1996-97) 188 CLR 313 Romeo v Conversation Commission of the Northern Territory (1998) 151 ALR 263 Stoving v Wise (1996) AC 923 Froom v Butcher [1976] QB 286 Gunning v Fellows (1997) 25 MVR 97 Pennington v Norris (1956) 96 CLR 10 Sungravure Pty Limited v Meani (1964) 110 CLR 24 DECISION : See page 144.311