R.T. & Y.E. Falls Investments Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [No 2] [2005] NSWSC 335

Reported Decision : (2005) Aust Torts Reports 81-790

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : R.T. & Y.E. Falls Investments Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [No 2] [2005] NSWSC 335

HEARING DATE(S) : 18 to 21 October, 2004

JUDGMENT DATE : 14 April 2005

JURISDICTION : Equity Division

JUDGMENT OF : Palmer J

DECISION : Judgment for Defendants.

CATCHWORDS : NEGLIGENCE - NEGLIGENT MISSTATEMENT - CAUSATION - Whether statement by Defendants, reasonably understood, caused loss. - DUTY OF CARE - Whether New South Wales Department of Agriculture owed duty of care to warn plaintiff of possible impending changes of policy. - DAMAGES - Whether Plaintiff had proved its loss in absence of witnesses with direct knowledge of facts.

- Cattle Compensation Act, 1951( NSW) - s.5(1), s.6, s.7, s.8, s.12(1) LEGISLATION CITED : - Cattle Compensation (Taxation) Act 1951 (NSW)

- R.T. & Y.E. Falls Investments Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [2001] NSWSC 1027 - Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan (2002) 211 CLR 540 CASES CITED : - State of New South Wales v R.T. & Y.E. Falls Investments Pty Ltd (2003) 57 NSWLR 1 - Sutherland Shire Council v Heyman (1985) 157 CLR 424

R.T. & Y.E. Falls Investments Pty Ltd - Plaintiff State of New South Wales - First Defendant PARTIES : Deniliquin and Moulamein Rural Lands Protection Board - Second Defendant Dan Salmon - Third Defendant

FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 4422/93

Philip T. Taylor SC - Plaintiff COUNSEL : Peter Taylor SC, G.A. Laughton SC - First Defendant

Taylor & Whitty - Plaintiff SOLICITORS : State Crown Solicitor - First Defendant