NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Miljus v CSR Ltd (No. 4) [2010] NSWSC 1325
HEARING DATE(S) : 24-26 May 2010; 28 May 2010; 31 May 2010 - 3 June 2010; 7 June 2010; 1-3 September 2010.
JUDGMENT DATE : 14 December 2010
JURISDICTION : COMMON LAW
JUDGMENT OF : Davies J
DECISION : (1) Verdict for the Defendant. (2) Plaintiff to pay the Defendant's costs.
CATCHWORDS : TORTS - negligence - duty of care - builder in occupation of site - Plaintiff delivering concrete to the site - contract between builder and concrete supplier - independent contractor to concrete supplier employs Plaintiff - Plaintiff injured delivering concrete to the site - Plaintiff's truck overturns on public roadway leading to the building site - whether builder owes duty of care to the Plaintiff in respect of the roadway - self-imposed duties - absence of reliance by the Plaintiff - no duty of care.
Civil Liability Act 2002 Construction Safety Regulations 1950 LEGISLATION CITED : Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962 Occupational Health and Safety Regulation 2001 Roads Act 1993
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
ACI Metal Stamping & Spinning Pty Ltd v Boczulik (1964) 110 CLR 372 Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak (2009) 239 CLR 420 Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v Luna (1969) 123 CLR 305 Australian Iron & Steel Ltd v Ryan (1957) 97 CLR 89 Ballina Shire Council v Daley (1991) NSWCA 18 CSR Limited v Elliott (unreported – NSWCA – 23 June 1994) Davey v Skinner (1961) SR (NSW) 648 Fraser v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1909) 8 CLR 54 Hardy v Mikropul Australia Pty Ltd [2010] VSC 42 Knight v Sheffield Corporation [1942] 2 All ER 411 Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd v Fox (2009) 240 CLR 1 CASES CITED : Mercer v South Eastern and Chatham Railway Companies' Managing Committee [1922] 2 KB 549 Miljus v CSR Ltd [2010] NSWSC 569 Miljus v CSR Ltd (No 2) [2010] NSWSC 598 Overseas Tankship (UK) Limited v The Miller Steamship Co Pty Ltd (Wagon Mound) (No 2) [1967] 1 AC 617 Pacific Steel Constructions Pty Limited v Barahona [2009] NSWCA 406 Portelli v Tabriska Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 17 Pyrenees Shire Council v Day (1998) 192 CLR 330 Radovanovic v Brisbane City Council [2001] QSC 264 Ring v Rigby [2005] NSWCA 357 Smith v South Eastern Railway [1896] 1 QB 178 Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Company Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16 Sydney Water Corporation v Abramovic [2007] NSWCA 248 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40
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