Alameddine v Glenworth Valley Horse Riding Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 219

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Alameddine v Glenworth Valley Horse Riding Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 219 Hearing dates: 24 April 2015 Decision date: 29 July 2015 Before: Macfarlan JA at [1]; Simpson JA at [74]; J C Campbell AJA at [75] Decision: Appeal allowed.

Set aside the judgment and orders at first instance.

Enter judgment for the appellant in the sum of $136,075.

Order that the respondents pay the appellant's costs of the proceedings at first instance and on appeal. Catchwords: TORTS – negligence – duty of care – operators of recreational facility – breach of duty – quad bike riding – whether obvious risk – whether dangerous recreational activity – s 5L Civil Liability Act 2002 – s 5M Civil Liability Act – whether the respondents gave a relevant risk warning regarding the recreational activity

CONTRACT – whether the terms of the contract for the provision of the recreational services excluded the respondents' liability – when the contract was made – whether efficacy of purported exclusion clause preserved by s 5N Civil Liability Act

AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER LAW – breach of s 60 Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantee – whether appellant a "consumer" – operation of ss 60 and 275 of the Australian Consumer Law and s 139A of the Competition and Consumer Act

DAMAGES – negligence – whether entitlement to an award of compensation under the Competition and Consumer Act precludes an award of damages for non-economic loss calculated in accordance with s 16 of the Civil Liability Act Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law (Cth), ss 3, 60, 61, 64, 267, 275 Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5B, 5F, 5K, 5L, 5M, 5N, 16, 18(1)(a) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 100 Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), ss 87M, 87ZA(1)(a), 139A, 139A(3), 139A(4), 139A(5) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 35, 87 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), ss 74(1), 74(2A) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 36.4(1) Cases Cited: Astley v Austrust Ltd [1999] HCA 6; 197 CLR 1 Bright v Sampson and Duncan Enterprises Pty Ltd [1985] 1 NSWLR 346 Calin v The Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 23; 173 CLR 33 Campbell v Hay [2014] NSWCA 129 Carey v Lake Macquarie City Council [2007] NSWCA 4 Fallas v Mourlas [2006] NSWCA 32; 65 NSWLR 418 Holroyd City Council v Zaiter [2014] NSWCA 109; 199 LGERA 319 Insight Vacations Pty Ltd v Young [2011] HCA 16; 243 CLR 149 Lormine Pty Ltd v Xuereb [2006] NSWCA 200 Luxton v Vines [1952] HCA 19; 85 CLR 352 Nicol v Allyacht Spas Pty Ltd (No 2) [1988] HCA 48; 165 CLR 306 Motorcycling Events Group Australia Pty Ltd v Kelly [2013] NSWCA 361; 86 NSWLR 55 Trevali Pty Ltd v Haddad [1989] Aust Torts Reports 80-286 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Alissa Alameddine BHT Hayat Alameddine (Appellant) Glenworth Valley Horse Riding Pty Ltd T/As "Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures" (First Respondent) Ocean Planet Kayak Tours Pty Ltd T/As "Glenworth Valley Outdoor Adventures" (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: S Wheelhouse SC/M Thompson (Appellant) N Polin SC/K Balendra (Respondents)