FROST v AMACA PTY LTD [2004] NSWCA 358

Reported Decision : 61 NSWLR 159

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : FROST v AMACA PTY LTD [2004] NSWCA 358 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 September 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 October 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Beazley JA at 53; Ipp JA at 54 DECISION : Summons dismissed.

CATCHWORDS : Dust Diseases Tribunal - whether it has jurisdiction to state a case for the opinion of the Court of Appeal - Supreme Court Act 1970, s48 - Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 - stated case. (D) Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989, s32 Dust Diseases Tribunal Rules Common Law Procedure Act 1899, s55 General Legal Procedure Act 1902, s13 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970, ss23, 48, 69 Supreme Court Rules Part 32 Division 1 Supreme Court (Amendment) Act 1972 Report on Supreme Court Procedure, LRC 7, 1969 Second Report on Supreme Court Procedure, LRC 114, 1971 Atkinson v United States of America Government [1971] AC 197 Attorney-General v Sillem (1863) 2 H & C 432, 159 ER 178 (Exchequer Chamber); (1864) 10 HLC 704, 11 ER 1200 (House of Lords) Badgery v Murphy (1887) 4 WN(NSW) 85 CDJ v VAJ (1998) 197 CLR 172 Dow Jones & Company Inc v Gutnick (2002) 210 CLR 575 Goliath Portland Cement Co Ltd v Bengtell (1994) 33 NSWLR 414 CASES CITED : Harris Simon & Co Limited v Manchester City Council [1975] 1 All ER 412 Holmes v Angwin (1906) 4 CLR 297 James Hardie & Coy Pty Limited v Putt (1998) 43 NSWLR 554 James Hardie Industries Limited v Grigor (1998) 45 NSWLR 20 James Hardie & Coy Pty Limited v Carley [1999] NSWCA 80 James Hardie & Coy Pty Ltd v Barry (2000) 50 NSWLR 357 NEC Information Systems Australia Pty Ltd v Lockhart (1991) 22 NSWLR 518 Solomons v District Court (NSW) (2002) 211 CLR 119 PARTIES : Bernard George FROST v AMACA PTY LIMITED FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40541/04 COUNSEL : Appellant: G F Little SC/ D C Morgan Respondent: S G Finch SC/ D Graham SOLICITORS : Appellant: Turner Freeman Respondent: Allens Arthur Robinson