Barclay v Bootle & Ors [2012] NSWDC 29

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Barclay v Bootle & Ors [2012] NSWDC 29 Hearing dates: 7,8,9,10,11 February 2011 & 14,15,16 November 2011 Decision date: 24 February 2012 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Williams DCJ Decision: See Para's 185 et seq Catchwords: Aerial spraying of herbicide negligence statutory liability under Damage By Aircraft Act 1999 vicarious liability of owner/occupier/aircraft owner/operator broad acre farming Legislation Cited: Damage by Aircraft Act 1999 (Cwlth) Cases Cited: Bonic v Fieldair (Deniliquin) P/L (1999) NSWSC 636 Geldard P/L v Mobbs (2010) QSC 220 Burnie Port Authority v General Jones P/L (1994) 179 CLR 520 Gartner V Kidman 108 CLR 12 Sweeney v Boylan Nominees P/L (2006) 226 CLR 161 Scott v Davis (2000) 204 CLR 333 Transfield Services (Aust) P/L v Hall (2008) 75 NSWLR 12 Hazelwood v Weber (1934 ) 52 CLR 268 State Superboard v TPC (1982) 150 CLR 282 R v The Federal Court of Australia; Ex P (various) (1979) 143 CLR 190 ACG v Cook (2008) NSWCA 161 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr & Mrs Barclay (Plaintiffs) Mr Bootle (1st Defendant) Bootle Bros Management P/L (2nd Defendant) Macquarie Valley Agricultural Services P/L (3rd Defendant) Mr Shapley (4th Defendant) Representation: Mr J Dodd (Plaintiff) Mr J Sexton SC with Mr C Carter (1st & 2nd Defendants) Mr D Lloyd (3rd & 4th Defendants) Slater and Gordon Lawyers & Advisors (Plaintiff) Hennessey & Co (1st & 2nd Defendants) Riley Gray-Spencer Lawyers (3rd & 4th Defendants) File Number(s): 2008/319175