Amaca Pty Ltd (under NSW administered winding up) v Raines; Seltsam Pty Ltd v Raines [2018] NSWCA 216

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Amaca Pty Ltd (under NSW administered winding up) v Raines; Seltsam Pty Ltd v Raines [2018] NSWCA 216 Hearing dates: 17 May 2018 Decision date: 02 October 2018 Before: Meagher JA at [1] White JA at [2] Simpson AJA at [107] Decision: In each appeal:

(1) Order that Mr Stephen John Raines be appointed to represent the respondent's estate for the purpose of the proceedings.

(2) Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: DUST DISEASES – damages for loss of capacity to provide gratuitous domestic services – s 15B Civil Liability Act 2005 (NSW) – whether damages awarded for loss of capacity to provide care for gratuitous domestic services allows for damages for loss of capacity to provide passive care – whether damages can be awarded if care provided by claimant and other person jointly – whether damages can be awarded if alternative carer would provide services in absence of claimant – whether primary judge provided adequate reasons – where primary judge admitted whole of report of geriatrician opining as to number of hours of care provided by claimant – discussion as to construction of s 32(1) Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 (NSW) – appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 15B Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 (NSW), s 67 Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 (NSW), s 32 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 79 State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015 (NSW), s 10 Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 60AA Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998, s 353 Cases Cited: Amaca Pty Ltd v Doughan [2011] NSWCA 169 Amaca Pty Ltd v Phillips [2014] NSWCA 249 B & L Linings Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2008) 74 NSWLR 481; [2008] NSWCA 187 Burnicle v Cutelli [1982] 2 NSWLR 26 CGU Insurance Ltd v AAI Limited [2016] NSWCA 335 CSR Ltd v Eddy (2005) 226 CLR 1; [2005] HCA 64 Dionisatos (for the estate of the late George Dionysatos) v Acrow Formwork & Scaffolding Pty Ltd (2015) 91 NSWLR 34; [2015] NSWCA 281 Goodwin v Commissioner of Police [2012] NSWCA 379 Ilvariy Pty Ltd t/as Craftsman Homes Northern Rivers v Moss (2009) 74 NSWLR 710; [2009] NSWCA 207 Perez v State of New South Wales [2013] NSWDDT 1 Raines v Amaca Pty Ltd & Seltsam Pty Ltd [2017] NSWDDT 16 Seltsam Pty Ltd v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208; (2005) 3 DDCR 1 State of New South Wales v Perez (2013) 84 NSWLR 570; [2013] NSWCA 149 Sullivan v Gordon (1999) 47 NSWLR 319; [1999] NSWCA 338 Tudor Capital Australia Pty Ltd v Christensen [2017] NSWCA 260 Van Gervan v Fenton (1992) 175 CLR 327 Workers Compensation (Dust Diseases) Board of NSW v Smith [2010] NSWCA 19 Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v Adnan Al Othmani [2012] NSWCA 45; (2012) 10 DDCR 290 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Amaca Pty Ltd (under NSW administered winding up) (Appellant – 2018/8397; 2nd Respondent – 2018/9678) Percy Raines (1st Respondent in both proceedings) Seltsam Pty Ltd (2nd Respondent – 2018/8397; Appellant – 2018/9678) Representation: Counsel: G M Watson SC with J Sheller (Amaca Pty Ltd) G J Parker SC with A Giurtalis (Percy Raines) A P Cheshire SC with B Ilkovski (Seltsam Pty Ltd)