TRANSTATE PTY. LIMITED v. RAUK & ANOR. [2002] NSWCA 222

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : TRANSTATE PTY. LIMITED v. RAUK & ANOR. [2002] NSWCA 222 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40880/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 26/02/2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 August 2002

Transtate Pty. Limited (Appellant) PARTIES : Peter Rauk (First Respondent) Restisle Pty. Limited (Second Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Powell JA at 1; Santow JA at 86; Mathews AJA at 87

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court - Common Law Division LOWER COURT CLD 21142/95/ CLD 20624/96 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT O'Keefe J JUDICIAL OFFICER :

D.G.T. Nock SC and Ms. S.B. Piedade (Appellant) COUNSEL : D.F. Rofe QC and R.I. Goodridge (First Respondent) C.R.R. Hoeben SC (Second Respondent) Hunt & Hunt (Appellant) SOLICITORS : Firths (First Respondent) Hickson Wisewoulds (Second Respondent) CATCHWORDS : MASTER AND SERVANT - Negligence - services of workman hired out by employer - Workman injured by negligence of hirer. - NEGLIGENCE - Services of workman hired out by employer - Workman injured by negligence of hirer. - D Boral Roof Tiles Limited v. O'Brien (1994) 15 NSWCCR 1 Fairfield City Council v. Coupe [2001] NSWCA 195 Fennell v. Supervision and Engineering Services Holdings Pty. Ltd. (1988) 47 SASR 6 Garrard v. A.E. Southey & Co and Standard Telephones and Cables Ltd [1952] 2 QB 174 Hollis v. Vabu Pty. Limited [2001] HCA 44; (2000-2001) 75 ALJR 1356; 181 ALR 263 CASES CITED: Holt v. W.H. Rhodes & Son Ld. [1949] 1 AER 478 Mersey Docks & Harbour Board v. Coggins & Griffith (Liverpool) Ld [1947] AC 1 Monarch Insurance Co Limited v. Steel Mains Pty. Ltd. [1986] VR 831 OP Industries Pty. Ltd. v. MMI Workers Compensation (NSW) Ltd (1998) 17 NSWCCR 193 Quarman v. Burnett (1840) 6 M & W 499; 151 ER 509 Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils of Group Apprentices v. Statrona Pty. Ltd. Court of Appeal 29 August 1995 (unreported) DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs