NSW Caselaw
Dust Diseases Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Roberts v Comcare [2018] NSWDDT 5 Hearing dates: 28 April, 4 May 2018 Date of orders: 04 May 2018 Decision date: 04 May 2018 Before: Russell SC DCJ Decision: (1) Judgment for the plaintiff against the defendant for $392,500 (2) Order the defendant to pay the plaintiff's costs (3) Liberty to apply immediately after delivery of judgment by the High Court of Australia in Amaca Pty v Latz Catchwords: DUST DISEASES – damages – loss of Centrelink pension – loss of superannuation pension – whether to take into account reversionary benefit to plaintiff's spouse Legislation Cited: Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1944 Civil Liability Act 2002 Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 Cases Cited: Amaca Pty Limited v Latz [2017] SASCFC 145 Dib v Amaca [2017] NSWDDT 6 Latz v Amaca Pty Limited [2017] SADC 56 Londos v Amaca Pty Ltd [2017] NSWDDT 7 Lynch v Amaca Pty Limited [2004] NSWDDT 1 Poole v Comcare [2018] NSWDDT 4 Roberts v Amaca Pty Limited [2009] NSWDDT 28 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Donald Roberts (plaintiff) Comcare (defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Giurtalis (plaintiff) G Rundle (defendant)
Solicitors: Maurice Blackburn (plaintiff) Australian Government Solicitor (defendant) File Number(s): DDT 112/2018
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