Fox v SAS Trustee Corporation [2019] NSWDC 277

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Fox v SAS Trustee Corporation [2019] NSWDC 277 Hearing dates: 13- 15, 17, 20-22 May 2019 Date of orders: 21 June 2019 Decision date: 21 June 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: See [244]. Catchwords: POLICE - Member of police force resigned from force due to mental health illness - Plaintiff later rejoined police force - Whether the plaintiff was incapable from an infirmity of mind of discharging the duties of his office at his time of resignation Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) s 136 Police Regulation (Superannuation) 1906 Act (NSW) ss 3, 5, 10, 10B(1A), 10B(2) Cases Cited: Boland v SAS Trustee Corporation (1999) 97 IR 127 Ford, Roger v State Authority Superannuation Board (1994) NSWIRC 217 Ford v State Authorities Superannuation Board (unreported, Industrial Court of NSW, Marks J, 14 October 1994) Harding v SAS Trustee Corporation [2011] NSWIRComm 4 Re Boothroyd (1986) 1 QDR 167 SAS Trustee Corporation v Ainsworth [2011] NSWIR Comm 128 SAS Trustee Corporation v Daykin (2002) 115 IR 172 SAS Trustee Corporation v Rossetti [2018] NSWCA 68 Wooden v State Authority Trust Corporation (Unreported, 28 July 1998, Industrial Relations Commission) Texts Cited: N/A Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jeffrey Ronald Fox (Plaintiff) SAS Trustee Corporation (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr P. O'Rourke (for the Plaintiff) Mr M. Best (for the Defendant)