Pioneer Construction Material Pty Ltd v Geoffrey Thomas Millsom [2002] NSWCA 258

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Pioneer Construction Material Pty Ltd v Geoffrey Thomas Millsom [2002] NSWCA 258 revised - 28/08/2002 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40106/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 07/08/2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 August 2002

PARTIES : Pioneer Construction Material Pty Ltd v Geoffrey Thomas Millsom JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Foster AJA at 18; McClellan J at 48

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 46/2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Delaney DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr J Maconachie QC with J. Burn - Appellant Dr A. Morrison SC with J. Henness - Respondent SOLICITORS : P.W. Turk & Associates - Appellant Caldwell Martin & Cox - Respondent CATCHWORDS : Damages for negligence in respect of employment - any evidence that the appellant's failure or omission to provide counselling for the worker or materially contributed to his psychological injury. State of New South Wales v Seedsman (2000 NSWCA 119) Permanent Trustee Australia Co Ltd v FAI General Insurance Co Ltd (2001) 50 NSWLR 679 Gauci v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1975) 135 CLR 81, 87 Steinberg v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1975) 134 CLR 640, 684, 694 Tubemakers of Australia Ltd v Fernandez (1976) 50 ALJR 720, 725 CASES CITED: Hampton Court Limited v Crooks (1957) 97 CLR 367 Banbury v Bank of Montreal [1918] AC 626 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Limited (1950) 81 CLR 418 O'Brien v Komesaroff (1982) 150 CLR 310 Chappel v Hart (1998) 195 CLR 323 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Tyson v Brisbane Market Freight Brokers Pty Ltd (1994) 120 ALR DECISION : 1. Leave to the appellant to amend its notice of appeal as sought; 2. Appeal allowed with costs; 3. Judgment of the plaintiff in the District Court for $114,131.05 and costs set aside; 4. In lieu thereof judgment entered for the defendant with costs; 5. Respondent to have a certificate under the Suitors Fund Act.