Aldous v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 261

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Aldous v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 261 Hearing dates: 29 August 2018 Date of orders: 09 November 2018 Decision date: 09 November 2018 Before: Basten JA at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [2]; Payne JA at [3] Decision: (1) Appeal dismissed.

(2) The appellant to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW – disability compensation under Crown Employees (Police Officers Death and Disability) Award 2005 – procedural fairness – whether self-represented litigant denied procedural fairness

EQUITY – disability compensation under Crown Employees (Police Officers Death and Disability) Award 2005 – unconscionability - whether conduct of NSW Police in enforcing Deed unconscionable – whether NSW Police owed appellant a fiduciary duty – whether breach of fiduciary duty

TORTS – disability compensation under Crown Employees (Police Officers Death and Disability) Award 2005 – whether NSW Police owed appellant a duty of care – whether breach of duty of care

CONTRACTS – disability compensation under Crown Employees (Police Officers Death and Disability) Award 2005 – whether Deed contravened Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Contracts Review Act 1980 (NSW), s 9

Crown Employees (Police Officers Death and Disability) Award 2005, cll 7, 8, 9, 10 Cases Cited: Bauskias v Liew [2013] NSWCA 297 Blomley v Ryan (1956) 99 CLR 362 Bridgewater v Leahy (1998) 194 CLR 457; [1998] HCA 66 Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio (1983) 151 CLR 447; [1983] HCA 14 Gibbons v Wright (1954) 91 CLR 423; [1954] HCA 17 Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Ltd (2013) 250 CLR 392; [2013] HCA 25 Louth v Diprose (1992) 175 CLR 621; [1992] HCA 61 Maund v Crown in right of the State of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 226 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Adrian Aldous (Appellant ) State of New South Wales (Respondent) R Perla (Amicus curiae) Representation: Counsel: Appellant (self-represented) P Moorhouse (Respondent) R Perla (Amicus curiae)