ICM AGRICULTURE PTY LTD v PERRY [2002] NSWCA 257

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : ICM AGRICULTURE PTY LTD v PERRY [2002] NSWCA 257 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40664/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 26 June 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 August 2002

PARTIES : ICM AGRICULTURE PTY LTD v SIMON PERRY JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Meagher JA at 23; Handley JA at 24

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Compensation Court LOWER COURT WC 56537/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Hughes J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Appellant: J Hislop QC/ R Hanlon Respondent: G Little SC/ R J Taylor SOLICITORS : Appellant: Henry Davis York Respondent: Wendy Baker CATCHWORDS : WORKERS COMPENSATION - whether employee injured in the course of employment - whether employee resided on the employer's property because he had been induced or encouraged to do so - when an injury is sustained where and while the worker is living on the employer's premises - whether employment a substantial contributing factor to the injury - whether trial judge adequately applied s 9A, Workers Compensations Act 1987 - whether s 9A satisfied merely because the injury arose out of or in the course of employment. (ND) LEGISLATION CITED : Compensation Court Act 1984 Workers Compensation Act 1987 Commercial Union Assurance Company of Australia v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Danvers v Commissioner of Railways (NSW) (1969) 122 CLR 529 Dayton v Coles Supermarket Pty Ltd (2001) 21 NSWCCR 46 Hatzimanolis v ANI Corporation (1992) 173 CLR 473 CASES CITED: Healey v Delta Electricity (2000) 20 NSWCCR 491 Mercer v ANZ Banking Corporation Ltd (2000) 48 NSWLR 740 Muscat v Wollworths Ltd (2000) 20 NSWCCR 16 North Broken Hill Ltd v Tumes (1999) 18 NSWCCR 412 Vetter v Lake Macquarie City Council (2001) 202 CLR 439 Yates Property Corporation Pty Ltd (in liq) v Darling Harbour Authority (1991) 24 NSWLR 156 DECISION : See par 22.