NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Hanna v Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) [2010] NSWSC 293 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
HEARING DATE(S) : 14-22 September 2009
JUDGMENT DATE : 22 April 2010
JURISDICTION : Common Law Division
JUDGMENT OF : Hislop J
1. Verdict and judgment for the defendants against the plaintiff. DECISION : 2. The defendants' cross claims are dismissed. 3. The matter will be listed for hearing on the question of costs on a date to be arranged by counsel with my associate during the next 7 days.
CATCHWORDS : Common law - personal injury - school camp - no breach of duty.
LEGISLATION CITED : Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1946 Civil Liability Act, 2002
Richards v Victoria (1969) VR 136 Geyer v Downs [1977] HCA 64; (1977) 138 CLR 91 Rosenberg v Percival [2001] HCA 18; (2001) 205 CLR 434 CASES CITED : Adelaide Stevedoring Co Limited v Forst (1940) 64 CLR 538 Bendix Mintex Pty Limited v Barnes (1997) 42 NSWLR 307 Tabet v Gett [2010] HCA 12 Cartledge v E. Jopling & Sons Limited [1963] AC 758
Jemima Hanna (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Uniting Church in Australia Property Trust (NSW) t/as MLC School (1st Defendant) Camp Somerset Pty Limited t/as Somerset Outdoor Learning Centre (2nd Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12386/08
P. Menzies QC/W. Strathdee (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : R. Cavanagh (1st Defendant) G.M. Gregg (2nd Defendant)
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