Steven George Villanti v Coles Group Supply Chain Pty Limited; Steven George Villanti v All Staff Australia NSW Pty Ltd t/as Allstaff Australia [2017] NSWSC 1231

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Steven George Villanti v Coles Group Supply Chain Pty Limited; Steven George Villanti v All Staff Australia NSW Pty Ltd t/as Allstaff Australia [2017] NSWSC 1231 Hearing dates: 20 - 23, 29 June 2016 Date of orders: 29 September 2017 Decision date: 29 September 2017 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The parties are to provide short minutes of order within 14 days.

(2) Costs are reserved. Catchwords: NEGLIGENCE – breach of duty – workplace accident – whether employer is vicariously liable for driver – contributory negligence of driver – whether motor vehicle owner is negligent under Civil Liability Act 2001 (NSW), ss 5, 5B, 5C and 5D – whether motor vehicle owner is liable as a statutory agent under s 112 of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) – application of ss 3A and 3B of the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) – whether s 112 creates an exception to the general rule against dual vicarious liability – damages – Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 – whether first injury contributed to second injury Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), ss 5, 5B, 5C, 5D Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), 917C Employees Liability Act 1991 (NSW), s 3 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW), s 5 Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW) ss 3, 3A, 3B, 112, 125, 126, 131, 141B Motor Accidents Compensation Amendment Act 2006 (NSW) Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 150, 151 Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW), s 4 Cases Cited: Bon MacArthur Transport Pty Limited v Caruana [2013] NSWCA 101 Brown v Harding [2008] NSWCA 51 Day v Ocean Beach Hotel Shellharbour Pty Ltd and Another [2013] NSWCA 250 Evans v Lindsay [2006] NSWCA 354 Faulkner v Keffalinas (1970) 45 ALJR 80 Fox v Wood (1981) 148 CLR 438; [1981] HCA 31 Froom v Butcher [1976] QB 286 Government Insurance Office of NSW v Aboushadi [1999] NSWCA 396 Gunning v Fellows (1997) 25 MVR 97 Hornsby Shire Council v Oberlechner [2017] NSWCA 205 Laugher v Pointer (1826) 5 B & C547; 108 ER 204 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638; [1990] HCA 20 Manley v Alexander [2005] HCA 79 Oceanic Crest Shipping Company v Pilbara Harbour Services Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 626 Pennington v Norris (1956) 96 CLR 10 Scott v Davis (2000) 204 CLR 333 Soblusky v Egan (1960) 103 CLR 215 State of NSW v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536; [2000] NSWCA 133 Sungravure Pty Limited v Meani (1964) 110 CLR 24 Texts Cited: Furzer Crestani Forensic Chartered Accountants, 'Assessment Handbook: October 2016' Category: Principal judgment Parties: 2012/104536 Steven George Villanti (Plaintiff) Coles Group Chain Pty Limited (Defendant)