NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: ILLAWARRA AREA HEALTH SERVICE v DELL [2005] NSWCA 381
HEARING DATE(S): 16 September 2005
JUDGMENT DATE: 9 November 2005
JUDGMENT OF: Mason P at 1; Handley JA at 133; Young CJ in Eq at 134
DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS: NEGLIGENCE – employer's duty of care – unreasonable delay in implementing a safe system of work – nurse working at a country hospital – progressive allergic reaction to latex – anaphylactic reaction – limitation defence – aggravation of existing condition – occurrence of a new injury – latex allergy as a distinct illness – available preventative measures – latex-safe work environment – whether impractical – contributory negligence. (ND)
Adams v Ascot Iron Foundry Pty Ltd (1968) 72 SR(NSW) 120 Cartledge v E Jopling & Sons Ltd [1963] AC 758 Czatyrko v Edith Cowan University [2005] HCA 14, 214 ALR 349 Koehler v Cerebos (Aust) Ltd [2005] HCA 15, 214 ALR 355 Laybutt v Glover Gibbs Pty Ltd [2005] HCA 56 McLean v Tedman (1984) 155 CLR 306 CASES CITED: Nelson v John Lysaght (Australia) Ltd (1975) 132 CLR 201 Paris v Stepney Borough Council [1951] AC 367 Scarcella v Lettice (2000) 51 NSWLR 302 Vozza v Tooth & Co Ltd (1964) 112 CLR 316 Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40
ILLAWARRA AREA HEALTH SERVICE PARTIES: Mary Patricia DELL
FILE NUMBER(S): CA 40817/04
Appellant: J E Maconachie QC/ P N Khandhar COUNSEL: Respondent: M Joseph SC/ H Wall
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