Pollock v Stickfast Labels Pty Limited (In Liq) [2002] NSWCA 360

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Pollock v Stickfast Labels Pty Limited (In Liq) [2002] NSWCA 360 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40433/02 HEARING DATE(S) : 31/10/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 October 2002

PARTIES : Brendan Pollock (Appellant) Stickfast Labels Pty Limited (In Liquidation) (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 20; Ipp JA at 1; Foster AJA at 22

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Compensation Court LOWER COURT CC 56418/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Ashford CCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : B McManamey (Appellant) W Kearns SC (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Spooner & Hall (Appellant) A O Ellison & Co (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : WORKERS COMPENSATION - whether personal injury sustained by the appellant arose out of or in the course of employment - where appellant stopped authorised work for the sole purpose of administering a dose of heroin - where the injury was sustained after the heroin was administered - whether administering of heroin was in the course of employment - whether in the circumstances s 14(2) of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 is applicable - appeal dismissed. ND LEGISLATION CITED : Compensation Court Act 1984, s 32(1) Workers Compensation Act 1987, s 14(2) Hatzimanolis v A N I Corporation Limited (1992) 173 CLR 473 CASES CITED: Henderson v Commissioner of Railways (WA) (1937) 58 CLR 281 Higgins v Galibal Pty Limited (1998) 45 NSWLR 45 Humphrey Earl Limited v Speechley (1951) 84 CLR 126 DECISION : Appeal dismissed with costs.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL CA 40433/02 CC 56418/00