Sydney Ports Corporation v Collins;National Direct Imaging Pty Ltd v Lamy [2003] NSWCA 28

Reported Decision : (2003) 56 NSWLR 232

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Sydney Ports Corporation v Collins;National Direct Imaging Pty Ltd v Lamy [2003] NSWCA 28 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 December 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 February 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Stein JA at 1; Giles JA at 62; Santow JA at 80 DECISION : See para 61 for decision/orders

CATCHWORDS : WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT 1987 s 151C - nature of exceptions to s 151C - s 151C(2)(a) - neither silence nor equivocation constitutes a true denial of liability - whether a representation constitutes a denial of liability to be objectively determined - s 151C(2)(b) - partial admission refers to an acceptance of liability where the apportionment of liability as between the employer and the employee is contested - payment of statutory workers' compensation does not constitute a partial admission of liability - D Motor Accidents Act 1988, ss 52(1) A and 52(2) LEGISLATION CITED : Workers' Compensation Act 1987, s 151C Workers' Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2001 Atikullah v Sefton (2001) 53 NSWLR 574 Bradley v Jones (Unreported, NSWCA, 28 June 2001) Budge v Kimmorley (1991) 14 MVR 245 CASES CITED : Dandashli v Dandashli (Unreported, NSWCA, 15 December 1996) General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1994) 112 CLR 125 Hill v Bolt (1992) 28 NSWLR 329 Taylor v Francoif (1990) 11 MVR 211 PARTIES : Sydney Ports Corporation (Claimant) v Phillip Collins (Opponent) National Direct Imaging Pty Ltd (Claimant) v Edmund Lamy (Opponent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40237/02 (Sydney Ports Corporation); CA 40770/02 (National Direct Imaging) C R R Hoeban SC (Sydney Ports Corporation ) (Claimant) J D Hislop QC/C I Twomey (Collins) (Opponent) COUNSEL : C R R Hoeban SC (National Direct Imaging) (Claimant) D E Baran (Lamy) (Opponent) Hicksons (Sydney Ports Corporation) (Claimant) Higgins & Higgins (Collins) (Opponent) SOLICITORS : P W Turk & Associates (National Direct Imaging) (Claimant) Keddies (Lamy) (Opponent)