NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : (2002) 55 NSWLR 199
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION : Hodgson v Crane [2002] NSWCA 276 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40003/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 5 August 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 August 2002
Sally Rowena Hodgson (First Appellant) PARTIES : Commonwealth of Australia (Second Appellant) Matthew Broderick Crane (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Heydon JA at 2; Davies AJA at 46
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 228/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT O'Reilly DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :
COUNSEL : Mr C R R Hoeben SC/Mr D J Brogan (Appellants) Mr B M J Toomey QC/Mr A J Black (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Australian Government Solicitor (Appellants) Walsh & Blair (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Motor accidents - Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 ss 131, 131, 133, 134 - - Statutes - construction - reading in of words - conditions for - whether necessary - D LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Accidents Act 1988 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 Brennan v R (1936) 55 CLR 253 CASES CITED: Geaghan v D'Aubert [2002] NSWCA 260 Newcastle City Council v GIO General Ltd (1997) 191 CLR 85 DECISION : The appeal is dismissed; the appellants are to pay the respondent's costs.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL
CA 40003/02 DC 228/00
SHELLER JA HEYDON JA DAVIES AJA
22 August 2002
HODGSON v CRANE
Motor accidents – Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 ss 131, 131, 133, 134 – Statutes – construction – reading in of words – conditions for – whether necessary
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