TOMISEVIC v. MENZIES WAGGA SOUTHERN PTY. LTD. ACN 074 091 704 [2005] NSWCA 178

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: TOMISEVIC v. MENZIES WAGGA SOUTHERN PTY. LTD. ACN 074 091 704 [2005] NSWCA 178

HEARING DATE(S): 31/03/2005

JUDGMENT DATE: 25 May 2005

JUDGMENT OF: Mason P at 1; Beazley JA at 2; Pearlman AJA at 41

DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS: NEGLIGENCE - liability of employer - psychiatric injury - alleged ingestion of faecal material by employee during course of employment - whether employer negligent for failing to provide employee with protective apparel - special susceptibility or vulnerability to psychiatric injury - reasonable foreseeability of psychiatric injury due to perceived ingestion of faecal material - APPEAL - findings of fact - error - no basis to disturb trial judge's findings

Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 Andar Transport Pty Limited v Brambles Limited (2994) 78 ALJR 907 Mount Isa Mines v Pusey (1970) 125 CLR 383 O'Connor v Commissioner for Government Transport (1954) 100 CLR 225 CASES CITED: O'Leary v Oolong Aboriginal Corporation Inc [2004] NSWCA 7 Tame v New South Wales (2002) 211 CLR 317 Van Der Sluice v Display Craft Pty Limited [2002] NSWCA 204 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40

Milica Tomisevic - Appellant PARTIES: Menzies Wagga Southern Pty. Ltd. ACN 074 091 704 - Respondent

FILE NUMBER(S): CA 41236/03

P. Menzies QC/B. Shields - Appellant COUNSEL: J. Maconachie QC/N. Cheon - Respondent

Gibney & Gunson - Appellant SOLICITORS: Turks Legal - Respondent

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court

LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): DC 7796/2000