Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v Brasnovic [2013] NSWDC 131

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v Brasnovic [2013] NSWDC 131 Hearing dates: 20, 21, 22 and 25 February 2013 Decision date: 31 July 2013 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: P Taylor SC DCJ Decision: 1. Judgment in favour of the defendant. 2. Plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs. Catchwords: WORKERS COMPENSATION - workers compensation insurance - uninsured company - culpable director - employee or contractor - knowledge - all due diligence - judicial comity Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002, s 45 Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Firearms Regulations, 1980-1981 (SA), reg 12(2) Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983, s 50 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), s 75B, s 85 Workers Compensation Act 1987, s 145, s145A, s 155 Cases Cited: Adams v ETA Foods Ltd (1987) 78 ALR 611 Australia Air Express Pty Ltd v Langford [2005] NSWCA 96 Baden Delvaux & Lecuit v Societe Generale pour Favoriser le Development du Commerce [1992] 4 All ER 161 Baker-Morrison v State of New South Wales [2009] NSWCA 35 Bloomfield v Williams [1970] Crim LR 292 Bole v Horton (1673) Vaugh 360; 124 ER 1113 Conray v Scotts Refrigerated Freightways Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 60 Consul Development Pty Ltd v DPC Estates Pty Ltd [1975] HCA 8; (1975) 132 CLR 373 Dial-An-Angel Pty Ltd v Sagitaur Services Systems (1990) 96 ALR 181 Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife v Schultz (Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, Bignold J, 24 October 1996, unreported) Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 22 Grimaldi v Chameleon Mining NL (No 2); Chameleon Mining NL v Murchison Metals Ltd (2012) 200 FCR 296; (2012) 287 ALR 22; (2012) 87 ACSR 260; [2012] FCAFC 6 Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd (2001) 207 CLR 21 Holmes v Arato (1983) 32 SASR 106 Keramaniakis v Wagstaff [2005] NSWDC 14 North Sydney Council v Roman [2007] NSWCA 27 On Call Interpreters & Translators Agency Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (No 3) [2011] FCA 366 Riverstone Meat Co. Pty. Ltd. v. Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd. [1960] 1 QB 536 Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v Tan Kok Ming [1995] 2 AC 378; [1995] 3 All ER 97 State Pollution Control Commission v R V Kelly (1991) 5 ACSR 607 Tara Electrical Services Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales (Workers Compensation Commission, Faye Robinson, 23 January 2012, unreported) Westpac Banking Corporation v Bell Group Ltd (in liq) (No 3) (2012) 270 FLR 1; (2012) 89 ACSR 1; [2012] WASCA 157 WorkCover Authority of New South Wales v Edwin Tucker and George McDonald [2012] NSWDC 226 WorkCover Authority of NSW (Insp Dowling) v Barry John Coster [1997] NSWIRComm 154 Yorke v Lucas (1985) 61 ALR 307 Texts Cited: W Gummow AC, "Knowing Assistance" (2013) 87 Australian Law Journal 311 Macquarie Dictionary Oxford English Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer ABN 83 564 379 108 (plaintiff) Zlatko Brasnovic (defendant) Representation: Mr A Combe (plaintiff) Mr R M Sweet (defendant) Sally Nash and Co (plaintiff) Stojanovic Solicitors (defendant) File Number(s): 2012/205981 Publication restriction: No