Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited v Pain [2018] NSWCA 229

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited v Pain [2018] NSWCA 229 Hearing dates: 11 July 2018 Decision date: 18 October 2018 Before: White JA at [1]; Emmett AJA at [56]; Simpson AJA at [66] Decision: Appeal dismissed with costs. Catchwords: WORKERS COMPENSATION – Weekly and lump sum compensation – Where employee worked in coal mine – Appeal in point of law – Whether primary judge erred in awarding weekly compensation for partial incapacity the full amount of the difference between the probable weekly amount but for the injury and the average weekly amount he was able to earn – Where exercise of discretion as to proper difference was not in dispute at trial – Appeal dismissed Legislation Cited: District Court Act 1973 (NSW), ss 142G, 142N Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 4, 9, 66, 67, Sch 6 Workers' Compensation Act 1926 (NSW), ss 6, 9, 11 Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW), ss 323, 352, 353 Cases Cited: Australian Wheat Board v Pantaleo [1984] 3 NSWLR 530 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Bruce v Cole (1998) 45 NSWLR 163; [1998] NSWCA 45 Commissioner for Railways v Bain (1965) 112 CLR 246; [1965] HCA 5 Currie v The Commissioner of Inland Revenue [1921] 2 KB 332 Darling Island Stevedoring and Lighterage Co Ltd v Hussey (1959) 102 CLR 482; [1959] HCA 55 Dennis v Watt (1942) 43 SR (NSW) 32 Farrell v Metromix Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 166 Favelle Mort Ltd v Murray (1976) 133 CLR 580; [1976] HCA 13 Ferella v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2014] NSWCA 378; [2014] 96 ATR 875 Goodwin v Commissioner of Police [2012] NSWCA 379 Gregory R Ball Pty Ltd v Stead (1993) 9 NSWCCR 148 Haider v JP Morgan Holdings Aust Ltd t/as JP Morgan Operations Australia Ltd [2007] NSWCA 158 Hume v Walton [2005] NSWCA 148 Kesen v Luke Singer Pty Ltd (1989) 18 NSWLR 566 Lawrence v Carroll [1998] NSWCA 129 Mitchell v Central West Health Service (1997) 14 NSWCCR 526 Ormwave Pty Ltd v Smith [2007] NSWCA 210; [2007] 5 DDCR 180 Resource Pacific Pty Ltd v Wilkinson [2013] NSWCA 33 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 State Super SAS Trustee Corporation v Cornes [2013] NSWCA 257 Tritton v Clarke [2018] NSWCCA 31 Tudor Capital Australia Pty Ltd v Christensen [2017] NSWCA 260 Wingfoot Australian Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited (Appellant) Craig Allan Pain (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Joseph SC (Appellant) I D Roberts SC with D R Benson (Respondent)