Chaffey v MPM Maintenance Services Pty Ltd & Anor [2019] NSWDC 260

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Chaffey v MPM Maintenance Services Pty Ltd & Anor [2019] NSWDC 260 Hearing dates: 5-7, 11 March 2019 Date of orders: 12 June 2019 Decision date: 12 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: See [305] Catchwords: WORKERS COMPENSATION – employer and host employ – labour hire worker – negligence - assessing entitlement to compensation under different legislation – application of s 151Z of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) ss 3, 5B, 5R Law Reform Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1946 (NSW) s 5 Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) ss 151D, 151N, 151Z Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW) s 280A Cases Cited: Atkinson v Gameco (NSW) Pty Ltd [2005] NSWCA 338 Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v Cosmidis (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 139 Bon Appetit Family Restaurant Pty Ltd v Mongey [2009] NSWCA 14 Bourke v Hassett; Bourke v Victorian Work Cover Authority [1999] 1 VR 189 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 Bulstode v Trimbel [1970] VR 840 Ghunaim v Bart [2004] NSWCA 28 Gordon v Truong; Truong v Gordon [2014] NSWCA 97 Gower v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 132 Howley v Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 447 Itex Graphix Pty Ltd v Elliott [2002] NSWCA 104 Lee v Wickham Freight Lines Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 209 Moravatju v Moradkhani [2013] NSWCA 157 Podrebersek v Australian Iron and Steel Pty Ltd (1985) 59 ALJR 492; [1985] HCA 34 P & M Quality Smallgoods Pty Ltd v Leap Seng [2013] NSWCA 167 Pollard v Baulderstone Hornibrook Engineering Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 99 Salvation Army (South Australian Property Trust) v Rundle [2008] NSWCA 347 Seltsam Pty Ltd v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208 South West Helicopters Pty Ltd v Stephenson [2017] NSWCA 312 T and X Company Pty Ltd v Chivas [2014] NSWCA 235 TNT Australia Pty Ltd v Christie(2002) 65 NSWLR 1; [2003] NSWCA 47 Texts Cited: N/A Category: Principal judgment Parties: Wayne Mervyn Chaffey (Plaintiff) MPM Maintenance Services Pty Ltd (First Defendant) Allianz Australia Workers Compensation (NSW) Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: