NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Appeal
CITATION: Seage v State of New South Wales [2008] NSWCA 328
HEARING DATE(S): 14 November 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 5 December 2008
JUDGMENT OF: Tobias JA at 1; Macfarlan JA at 2; James J at 66
DECISION: Appeal dismissed with costs.
CATCHWORDS: TORTS - negligence - police detective sergeant injured back whilst moving desk in police station - commonplace activity not forming part of employee's regular duties - no breach of duty by employer
LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Liability Act 2002 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000
CATEGORY: Principal judgment
Bankstown Foundry Pty Limited v Braistina [1986] HCA 20; (1986) 160 CLR 301 Bus v Sydney County Council [1989] HCA 29; (1989) 167 CLR 78 Czatyrko v Edith Cowan University [2005] HCA 14; (2005) 79 ALJR 838 Electric Power Transmission Pty Limited v Cuilui [1961] HCA 3; (1961) 104 CLR 177 Flounders v Millar [2007] NSWCA 238 Jones v Bartlett [2000] HCA 56; (2000) 205 CLR 166 CASES CITED: McLean v Tedman [1984] HCA 60; (1984) 155 CLR 306 New South Wales v Fahy [2007 HCA 20; (2007) 232 CLR 486 O'Connor v Commissioner for Government Transport [1954] HCA 11; (1954) 100 CLR 225 Phillis v Daly (1988) 15 NSWLR 75 RTA (NSW) v Dederer [2007] HCA 42; (2007) 81 ALJR 1773 Smith v Broken Hill Proprietary Co Ltd [1957] HCA 34; (1957) 97 CLR 337 State of New South Wales v Ball [2007] NSWCA 71; 69 NSWLR 463 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt [1980] HCA 12; (1979-90) 146 CLR 40
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