Duffin v Mount Arthur Coal Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 229

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Duffin v Mount Arthur Coal Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 229 Hearing dates: 25 - 29 March 2019; 9 & 11 September 2019 Date of orders: 16 March 2020 Decision date: 16 March 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1) Judgment is entered for the plaintiff. The amount of damages is to be calculated by the parties and my arithmetic is to be checked. Catchwords: TORT – Negligence – Breach of duty – Liability – Plaintiff injured while driving a grader on a coal mine haul road – Whether the injury occurred due to collision with a lamination or a windrow

TORT – Negligence – Contributory negligence

DAMAGES – Assessment Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 3B Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 69 Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (NSW), ss 18, 19, 20 Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 151G, 151H, 151I, 151K, 151N Cases Cited: Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hellicar (2012) 247 CLR 345 Blatch v Archer (1774) 98 ER 969 Campton v Centennial Newstan Pty Ltd (No 3) [2015] NSWSC 410 Czatyrko v Edith Cowan University [2005] HCA 14 DC v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWCA 198 Dell v Dalton (1991) 23 NSWLR 528 Fabre v Arenales (1992) 27 NSWLR 437 Fox v Wood (1981) 148 CLR 438; [1981] HCA 41 Government Insurance Office (NSW) v Rosniak (1992) 27 NSWLR 665; [1992] Aust Torts Reports 81-178 Hann v Clarence Colliery [2012] NSWSC 475 Hirst v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2011] NSWSC 664 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Kondis v State Transport Authority (1984) 154 CLR 672 Lee Transport Co v Watson (1940) 64 CLR 1; [1940] HCA 27 Lithgow City Council v Jackson (2011) 244 CLR 352 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638; [1990] HCA 20 Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227 Mead v Kerney [2012] NSWCA 215 Najdovski v Crnojlovic [2008] NSWCA 175 New South Wales v Doherty [2011] NSWCA 225 O'Connor v Commissioner for Government Transport (1959) 100 CLR 225 Pamment v Pawelski (1949) 79 CLR 406; [1949] HCA 43 Podrebersek v Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd (1985) 59 ALR 529; (1985) 59 ALJR 492 Rail Corporation New South Wales v Donald [2018] NSWCA 82 Sharman v Evans (1977) 138 CLR 562; [1977] HCA 8 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Gemma Ann Duffin (Plaintiff) Mount Arthur Coal Pty Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: N Polin SC with M Best (Plaintiff) M McCulloch SC with D Stanton (Defendant)