Miles v SASTC [2016] NSWDC 56

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Miles v SASTC [2016] NSWDC 56 Hearing dates: 1 April 2016; 7-8 April 2016 Date of orders: 11 April 2016 Decision date: 11 April 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Neilson DCJ Decision: Decision of the defendant made on 29 January 2015 confirmed. Catchwords: POLICE SUPERANNUATION – Further application to increase superannuation allowance – Necessity to show a material change of circumstance – Whether supervening non-pensionable incapacity to be taken into account – Significance of change of residence to allegedly lesser area of employment

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – What use can be made of extrinsic materials – Explanatory notes and Second Reading Speeches Legislation Cited: Interpretation Act 1987 Police Regulation Act 1899 Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 Police Regulation (Superannuation Appeals) Amendment Bill 1979 Workers' Compensation Act 1926 Workers' Compensation Act 1987 Cases Cited: Aitkin v Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co (Australia) Ltd (1945) 46 SR (NSW) 20 Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue [2009] HCA41; (2009) 239 CLR 27; 260 ALR1 Certain Lloyds Underwriters v Cross [2012] HCA 56; (2012) 248 CLR 378 Collins v Days Transport Service Pty Ltd (1999) 18 NSWCCR 116 Collins v SASTC [2012] NSWDC 225; (2012) 11 DDCR 198 Harrison v Melhem [2008] NSWCA 67; (2008) 72 NSWLR 380 McDougall v SASTC (Unreported, 18 October 2004, RJ9881/03) Moran Health Care Services v Woods (1997) 14 NSWCCR 499 (C.A.) Wheadon v SASTC (unreported, 19 September 2014, matter RJ558/13) Wilson v SASTC (unreported, 1 November 2007, matter RJ369\06) Wilson v State Rail Authority of NSW [2010] NSWCA 198; (2010) 78 NSWLR 704 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter John Miles (Plaintiff) SAS Trustee Corporation (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr M Weightman (Plaintiff) Mr T Ower (Defendant)