Taylor v Owners - Strata Plan No 11564 [2013] NSWCA 55

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Taylor v Owners - Strata Plan No 11564 [2013] NSWCA 55 Hearing dates: 6 December 2012 Decision date: 18 March 2013 Before: McColl JA at [1]; Basten JA at [46]; Hoeben JA at [98] Decision: 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Direct the appellant to file a notice of appeal in the form of the draft in the White Book within seven days. 3. Appeal dismissed 4. Appellant to pay the first-fourth and sixth respondents' costs of the application for leave to appeal and of the appeal. [Note: The Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 provide (Rule 36.11) that unless the Court otherwise orders, a judgment or order is taken to be entered when it is recorded in the Court's computerised court record system. Setting aside and variation of judgments or orders is dealt with by Rules 36.15, 36.16, 36.17 and 36.18. Parties should in particular note the time limit of fourteen days in Rule 36.16.] Catchwords: DAMAGES - claims under the Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 (NSW) - limit on the "claimant's" income to which a court may have regard when calculating future loss of economic support - whether limit applies to claims under the Compensation to Relatives Act - whether deceased person is a "claimant" - whether appropriate for court to insert words not used by the Parliament - Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 12

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION - principles - whether words may be read into a provision to qualify the literal meaning - proper scope of a purposive construction

WORDS & PHRASES - "claimant" - "relate to" Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 3, 3B, 5T, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11A, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15B, 16, 18, 19; Part 2 Civil Liability Amendment (Personal Responsibility) Act 2002 (NSW) The Common Law Practice Acts 1867 to 1940, s 12 Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 (NSW), ss 3, 4, 6B Health Care Liability Act 2001 (NSW), s 9 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 104, 106 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1944 (NSW), s 2 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 33, 34 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), s 125 Penalties and Sentences Act 1985 (Vic), s 77 The Railways Acts 1914 to 1955 (Qld), s 121 Supreme Court Act 1979 (NSW), s 101 Transport Accident Act 1986 (Vic), s 93 Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 151A, 151I Cases Cited: Alcan (NT Alumina) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue (NT) [2009] HCA 41; 239 CLR 27 Bermingham v Corrective Services Commission of New South Wales (1988) 15 NSWLR 292 Carr v Western Australia [2007] HCA 47; 232 CLR 138 Certain Lloyd's Underwriters Subscribing to Contract No IH00AAQS v Cross; Certain Lloyd's Underwriters Subscribing to Contract No IH00AAQS v Thelander [2012] HCA 56; 293 ALR 412 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) [1981] HCA 26; 147 CLR 297 CSR Ltd v Eddy [2005] HCA 64; 226 CLR 1 De Sales v Ingrilli [2002] HCA 52; 212 CLR 338 Doughty v Martino Developments Pty Ltd [2010] VSCA 121; 27 VR 499 DPP v Leys & Leys [2012] VSCA 304 Gibb v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1966) 118 CLR 628 Griffiths v Kerkemeyer [1977] HCA 45; 139 CLR 161 HP Mercantile Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2005] FCAFC 126; 143 FCR 553 Inco Europe Ltd v First Choice Distribution [2000] 1 WLR 586; [2000] 2 All ER 109 Jones v Wrotham Park Settled Estates [1980] AC 74 Kaplantzi & Anor v Pascoe [2003] NSWCA 386; 40 MVR 146 Kelly v R [2004] HCA 12; 218 CLR 216 Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd (1987) 11 NSWLR 404 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd t/as Home Owners Warranty [2010] HCA 32; 241 CLR 390 Luke v Inland Revenue Commissioners (1963) AC 557 MacAlister v The Queen [1990] HCA 15; 169 CLR 324 Mangion v James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 100 Mills v Meeking [1990] HCA 6; 169 CLR 214 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJGV; Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJXO [2009] HCA 40; 238 CLR 642 Nguyen v Nguyen [1990] HCA 9; 169 CLR 245 Public Trustee v Zoanetti [1945] HCA 26; 70 CLR 266 The Queen v Khazaal [2012] HCA 26; 86 ALJR 884 R v PLV [2001] NSWCCA 282; 51 NSWLR 736 R v Young [1999] NSWCCA 166; 46 NSWLR 681 Rail Corporation New South Wales v Brown [2012] NSWCA 296 Roads and Traffic Authority v Jelfs [1999] NSWCA 179 Saraswati v The Queen [1991] HCA 21; 172 CLR 1 Sullivan v Gordon [1999] NSWCA 338; 47 NSWLR 319 Taylor v Centennial Newstan Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 276; 76 NSWLR 379 Tokyo Mart Pty Ltd v Campbell (1988) 15 NSWLR 275 Travelex Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2010] HCA 33; 241 CLR 510 Trustees of the Sydney Grammar School v Winch [2013] NSWCA 37 Unsworth v Commissioner for Railways [1958] HCA 41; 101 CLR 73 Woolworths Ltd v Crotty [1942] HCA 35; 66 CLR 603 Workers' Compensation Board (Q) v Technical Products Pty Ltd [1988] HCA 49; 165 CLR 642 Texts Cited: Lord Diplock, "The Courts As Legislators", The Lawyer and Justice, Sweet & Maxwell, 1978 (at 274)