Lembcke v SAS Trustee Corporation [2003] NSWCA 136

Reported Decision : (2003) 56 NSWLR 736

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Lembcke v SAS Trustee Corporation [2003] NSWCA 136 HEARING DATE(S) : 06/05/2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 May 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Santow JA at 9; Ipp JA at 54 DECISION : 1. The appeal is allowed; 2. The orders of the trial judge are set aside as also the decision of the SAS Trustee Corporation; 3. Pursuant to s10(1A)(b), the Appellant should receive an additional amount by way of annual superannuation allowance of $20.74 per week which, when added to the amount presently received by way of additional amount of $47.06 totals $67.80 per week; 4. The Respondent to pay the Appellant's costs of the appeal and of the proceedings in the Compensation Court of New South Wales.

CATCHWORDS : POLICE REGULATION (SUPERANNUATION) ACT 1906 - approach to the assessment of additional entitlement to superannuation allowance under s10(1A) - whether proper to have recourse to the principles of s40 Workers Compensation Act 1987 - assessment of incapacity for work Compensation Court Act 1984 (NSW) s32(1) LEGISLATION CITED : Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 s10(1A) Police Regulation (Superannuation and Appeals) Amendment Act 1979 Workers' Compensation Act 1987 s40 Atkin v Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co Austin (Ltd) (1945) 46 SR(NSW) 20 Carrette v SAS Trustee Corporation (2001) NSWCCR 586 Re Goodyear Australia Limited (2002) 167 FLR 1 Malcolm Towers v SAS Trustee Corporation (Bishop J, Compensation Court of New South Wales No 4223 of 2001, 10 July 2002, unreported) CASES CITED : The National Insurance Company of New Zealand Limited v Espagne (1961) 105 CLR 569 Pepper v Hart [1993] AC 593 Pira Pty Ltd v Tucker (1996) 14 NSWCCR 26 Poole v State Authorities Superannuation Board (2000) 20 NSWCCR 633 Shepherd v State Authority Superannuation Board (1996) NSWCCR 710 PARTIES : Neil LEMBCKE (Appellant) SAS TRUSTEE CORPORATION (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40937/02 COUNSEL : R W Seton, SC/ K Sant (Appellant) J D Hislop, QC/ T M Ower (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Oates & Smith (Appellant) Brian Matthews - SAS Trustee Corporation (Respondent)