TNT AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED v CHRISTIE & 2 ORS; CROWN EQUIPMENT PTY LIMITED v CHRISTIE & 2 ORS; MANPOWER SERVICES (AUST) PTY LIMITED v CHRISTIE & 2 ORS [2003] NSWCA 47

Reported Decision : 65 NSWLR 1

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : TNT AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED v CHRISTIE & 2 ORS; CROWN EQUIPMENT PTY LIMITED v CHRISTIE & 2 ORS; MANPOWER SERVICES (AUST) PTY LIMITED v CHRISTIE & 2 ORS [2003] NSWCA 47 HEARING DATE(S) : 11, 12 June 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 March 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Davies AJA at 149; Foster AJA at 174 DECISION : See paras 145-8

CATCHWORDS : Negligence - non-delegable duty of care - labour hire business / "body-hire" company - duty to take reasonable care - where relationship between parties analogous to employer/employee - Safety of plant/machinery - employee training in safety procedures - repair and maintenance - inference of negligence - implied warranty of fitness for purpose - contractual indemnity. (D) District Court Rules, Part 28 r8(3), r9 Supreme Court Act 1970, s75A(10) LEGISLATION CITED : Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 s59(1)(c) Workers Compensation Act 1987 s151ZA Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act 1983 s15(1) Australian Iron and Steel Limited v Krstvski (1973) 128 CLR 668 Building Workers' Industrial Union of Australia v Odco Pty Ltd (1991) 99 ALR 735 Burnie Port Authority v General Jones Pty Ltd (1994) 179 CLR 520 Clark v Esanda Ltd [1984] 3 NSWLR 1 Crimmins v Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee (1999) 200 CLR 1 Davie v New Merton Board Mills Limited [1959] AC 604 Derbyshire Building Co Pty Ltd v Becker (1961) 107 CLR 633 Drake Personnel Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (1999) 90 IR 432 Fennell v Supervision and Engineering Services Holdings Pty Limited (1988) 47 SASR 6 Ferguson Construction Company Ltd v Hargreaves and Mayhead Brothers Ltd [1973] 1 NZLR 634. Florida Hotels Pty Ltd v Mayo (1965) 113 CLR 588 Harrison v South Clifton Coal Mining Co Ltd (1963) SR(NSW) 689) Helicopter Sales (Australia) Pty Ltd v Roto Work Pty Ltd (1974) 132 CLR 1 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR at 298 CASES CITED : Kingshott v Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co. Australia Limited (1987) 8 NSWLR 707 Kondis v State Transport Authority (1984) 154 CLR 672 Lepore v State of New South Wales (2001) 52 NSWLR 420 Mummery v Irvings Pty Limited (1956) 96 CLR 99 Neill v NSW Fresh Food & Ice Pty Ltd (1963) 108 CLR 362 New South Wales v Lepore [2003] HCA 4 Oceanic Crest Shipping Co v Pilbara Harbour Services Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 626 Oxley County Council v Macdonald [1999] NSWCA 126 Piening v Wanless (1967-1968) 117 CLR 498 Rae v The Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd (1957) 97 CLR 419 Schellenberg v Tunnel Holdings Pty Limited (2000) 200 CLR 121 Scott v Davis [2000] 175 ALR 217, [2000] HCA 52 Smith v South Wales Switchgear Co Ltd [1978] 1 WLR 165 Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16 Taylor Woodrow Property Co of Australia Pty Ltd v Coles Myer Ltd (1999) 9 BPR 17,449; [1999] NSWCA 204 Vozza v Tooth & Co Limited (1964) 112 CLR 316 PARTIES : TNT AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED v Brett Kenneth CHRISTIE & 2 ORS; CROWN EQUIPMENT PTY LIMITED v Brett Kenneth CHRISTIE & 2 ORS; MANPOWER SERVICES (AUST) PTY LIMITED v Brett Kenneth CHRISTIE & 2 ORS FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40473/01; 40474/01; 40414/02 M Holmes QC/ G Parker (TNT) COUNSEL : J D Hislop QC/ M J Ward (Crown) L V Gyles (Manpower) W P Kearns SC/ H Kelly (Christie & 2 Ors) Ebsworth & Ebsworth (TNT) SOLICITORS : Pricewaterhouse Cooper Legal (Crown) Hunt & Hunt (Manpower) Malouf Solicitor (Christie & 2 Ors)