Rockdale Beef Pty Limited v Carey [2003] NSWCA 132

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Rockdale Beef Pty Limited v Carey [2003] NSWCA 132 HEARING DATE(S) : 23/05/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 June 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Ipp JA at 2; McColl JA at 128 DECISION : (1) Application for leave to appeal granted (2) Appeal dismissed with costs (3) Application for leave to cross-appeal granted (4) Cross-appeal upheld (5) The judgment of Sorby DCJ be set aside and in lieu thereof there be a verdict and judgment for Mr Carey in the sum of $134,943.15 (6) Rockdale pay Mr Carey's costs of the cross-appeal.

CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - Duty of care owed by entrepreneur to independent contractor - Whether duty of care was breached by entrepreneur - Whether causation was established - Whether independent contractor was contributory negligent. D Bankstown Foundry Pty Ltd v Braistina (1986) 160 CLR 301 Burnie Port Authority v General Jones Pty Limited (1994) 179 CLR 520 Climaze Holding Pty Ltd v Dyson (1995) WAR 487 Council of the Municipality of Waverley v Loge [2001] 1 NSWCA 439 Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan [2002] 194 ALR 337 Hamilton v Nuroof (WA) Pty Ltd (1956) 96 CLR 18 Kolodziejczyk v Grandview Pty Limited [2002] NSWCA 267 CASES CITED : Mount Isa Mines Limited v Pusey (1970) 125 CLR 383 Papatonakis v Australian Telecommunications Commission (1985) 156 CLR 7 Perre v Apand Pty Limited (1999) 198 CLR 180 Rauk v Transtate Pty Limited (2001) Aust Torts Reports 81-592 Rylands v Fletcher (1986) LR 3 High Court 330 State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Watkins [2001] NSWCA 405 Stevens v Brodribb Saw Milling Company Limited (1980) 160 CLR 16 Van der Sluice v Display Craft Pty Ltd [2002] NSWCA 204 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 PARTIES : Rockdale Beef Pty Limited (Claimant) Ross David Carey (Opponent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40974/02 COUNSEL : A Hewitt SC/E Cox (Claimant) E Romaniuk (Opponent) SOLICITORS : Curwood & Partners (Claimant) Farrell Lusher (Opponent)