Porto v SAS Trustee Corporation [2014] NSWDC 15

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Porto v SAS Trustee Corporation [2014] NSWDC 15 Hearing dates: 23-25, 30 October 2013; 4-6 February 2014 Decision date: 21 March 2014 Before: Neilson J Decision: Decisions made by SAS Trustee Corporation on 26 July 2012 confirmed. Catchwords: POLICE SUPERANNUATION - Hurt on duty - abnormal risk benefit - assessment of risks - allowance commensurate with risks - whether plaintiff "required to be exposed" to risk - backdating of benefit Legislation Cited: Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 Police Regulation (Superannuation and Appeals) Amendment Act 1979 Cases Cited: Bennie v SAS Trustee Corporation (Geraghty J, NSWCC No 6036/96/1) Byrne v SAS Trustee Corporation (unreported, District Court, NSW, Truss DCJ, No RJ 416 of 2007, 16 May 2008) Conway v SAS Trustee Corporation [2012] NSWDC 249 Grech v Commissioner of Police (2004) 1 DDCR 242 Hoffman v SAS Trustee Corporation (Ashord DCJ, 15 May 2013, RJ512/12) Lembcke v SAS Trustee Corporation (2003) 25 NSWCCR 464 Murphy v SAS Trustee Corporation (Ashford DCJ, 15 May 2013, RJ516/12) Pinkerton v SAS Trustee Corporation (Truss DCJ, 10 August 2007, RJ319/06) SAS Trustee Corporation v Cox [2011] NSWCA 408 Swift v SAS Trustee Corporation [2010] NSWCA 182 Tanks v SAS Trustee Corporation (Neilson DCJ 1 September 2004, RJ894/03) Thoms v SAS Trustee Corporation (Geraghty J, NSWCC No 7721/98) Wheatley v SAS Trustee Corporation (Robison DCJ, 3 August 2011, RJ424/10) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Robert David Porto SAS Trustee Corporation Representation: R J Perrignon (Plaintiff) T M Ower (Defendant) Baker and Edmunds (Plaintiff) R S Blume (Defendant) File Number(s): RJ613/12 Publication restriction: No