White v Amaca Pty Limited & Ors [2011] NSWDDT 6

Dust Diseases Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: White v Amaca Pty Limited & Ors [2011] NSWDDT 6 Hearing dates: 29 April 2011 Decision date: 02 May 2011 Before: Kearns J Decision: Catchwords: s 25B (Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989) notice; Issues of a general nature; foreseeability; causation Legislation Cited: Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 Dust Diseases Tribunal Rules 1990 Cases Cited: Bendix Mintex Pty Limited & Ors v Barnes (1997) 42 NSWLR 307 CSR Ltd v Amaca Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 338 Seltsam Pty Limited v McNeill [2006] NSWCA 158 John William Booth v Amaca Pty Ltd & Anor (No.1) [2010] NSWDDT 4 E M Baldwin & Sons Pty Ltd v Plane (1998) 17 NSWCCR 434 O'Donel v The Commissioner for Road Transport and Tramways (New South Wales) (1938) 59 CLR 744 John William Booth v Amaca Pty Limited and Amaba Pty Limited [2010] NSWDDT 8 (re Jones-Mashman) Amaca Pty Ltd v CSR Ltd (No. 2) [2009] NSWDDT 24 (re Jones-Mashman) Amaca Pty Ltd v CSR Ltd [2007] NSWDDT 17 Eaton v Carrier Air Conditioning Pty Ltd (2004) 1 DDCR 716 Bonnington Castings v Wardlaw [1956] AC 613 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Suzanne White (Plaintiff) Amaca Pty Limited (First Defendant) University of Newcastle (Second Defendant/Cross Claimant) State of New South Wales (Third Defendant/Cross Defendant) Representation: Mr D Letcher QC, instructed by Maurice Blackburn, appeared for the plaintiff Mr D J Russell SC, instructed by DLA Phillips Fox, appeared for the first defendant Mr T G R Parker SC with Mr G Parker, instructed by Moray & Agnew, appeared for the second defendant/cross claimant Mr J F Burn appeared for the third defendant/cross defendant File Number(s): DDT276/2010