North Sydney Council v Roman [2007] NSWCA 27

Reported Decision: 150 LGERA 419 Appeal Outcome: Special leave application granted by the High Court - 3 August 2007

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION: North Sydney Council v Roman [2007] NSWCA 27

HEARING DATE(S): 10 October 2006

JUDGMENT DATE: 27 February 2007

JUDGMENT OF: McColl JA at 1; Bryson JA at 127; Basten JA at 132

DECISION: 1. Allow the appeal; 2. Set aside the judgment in favour of the Respondent in the District Court and in lieu thereof enter judgment for the Appellant with costs; 3. The Respondent to pay the Appellant's costs of the appeal; 4. The Respondent to have a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW).

CATCHWORDS: NEGLIGENCE - roads - injury to pedestrian falling in pothole in road - liability of roads authority - failure to maintain road - whether immunity under s 45 Civil Liability Act 2002 (D)

Civil Liability Amendment (Personal Responsibility) Act 2002 Civil Liability Act 2002 Local Government Act 1993 LEGISLATION CITED: Privacy and Personal Information Act 1998 Roads Act 1993 Transport Administration Act 1988 Securities Amendment Act 1988 (NZ) Trade Descriptions Act 1968 (UK)

Brodie v Singleton Shire Council; Ghantous v Hawkesbury Shire Council [2001] HCA 29; (2001) 206 CLR 512 Crystal Wall Pty Limited v Pham [2005] NSWCA 449 Derbyshire County Council v Times Newspapers Ltd [1993] AC 534 Director General, Department of Education and Training v MT [2006] NSWCA 270 Director of Public Prosecutions Reference No 1 of 1996 [1998] 3 VR 352 Hampton Court Ltd v Crooks [1957] HCA 28; (1957) 97 CLR 367 Hill v Commissioner for Main Roads (1989) 68 LGRA 173; 9 MVR 45 Hodgson v Cardwell Shire Council [1994] 1 Qd R 357 Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd [2001] HCA 44; (2001) 207 CLR 21 Integral Energy Australia v EDS (Australia) Pty Ltd & Ors [2006] NSWSC 600 CASES CITED: Leichardt Council v Serratore [2005] NSWCA 406 Malec v J C Hutton Pty Ltd [1990] HCA 20; (1990) 169 CLR 638 Meridian Global Funds Management Asia Ltd v Securities Commission [1995] 2 AC 500 Port Stephens Council v Theodorakakis [2006] NSWCA 70 Port Stephens Shire Council & Anor v Tellamist P/L [2004] NSWCA 353; (2004) 235 LGERA 98 Porter v Lachlan Shire Council [2006] NSWCA 126 R v Commercial Industrial Construction Group Pty Ltd [2001] VSCA 181 R v Trade Practices Tribunal; Ex parte St George CC [1974] HCA 7; (1974) 130 CLR 533 Re Supply of Ready Mixed Concrete (No2), Director General of Fair Trading v Pioneer Concrete (UK) Ltd [1995] 1 AC 456 State of New South Wales v Moss [2000] NSWCA 133; (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 Tesco Supermarkets Ltd v Nattrass [1972] AC 153 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt [1980] HCA 12; (1980) 146 CLR 40