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Hewitt v Benale Pty Ltd

Case [2002] WASCA 163 19 June 2002

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HEWITT -v- BENALE PTY LTD [2002] WASCA 163

Reported Decision:	(2002) 27 WAR 91
Jurisdiction:	SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA	Citation No:	[2002] WASCA 163
Court:	THE FULL COURT (WA)
Case No:	FUL:33/2002	Heard:	21 MAY 2002
Coram:	SCOTT J HASLUCK J EM HEENAN J	Delivered:	19/06/02
No of pages:	46	Judgment Part:	1 of 1
Result:	FUL 33 of 2002 appeal dismissed, FUL 48 of 2002 appeal allowed
Category:	A
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Parties:	JOHN FRANCIS HEWITT BENALE PTY LTD WMC RESOURCES LTD SLOBODAN KOLJIBABIC
Catchwords:	Workers compensation Statutory interpretation Constraints on award of common law damages Whether leave required before commencing a claim for damages Breach of duty by deemed employer Scope of deemed employer provision in s 175 of the Act Provision held to apply to a party deemed the employer at time of the accident Leave to commence claim for damages required
Legislation:	Interpretation Act 1984, s 8 Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 1981, Pt IV Div 1, Pt IV Div 2, Pt III, s 3, s 3(a), s 5, s 18, s 86, s 93B, s 93C, s 93D(4), s 160, s 175, s 175(1), s 175(2), s 175(3)
Case References:	Austral Pacific Group Ltd (In Liq) v Air Services Australia (2000) 203 CLR 136 Bird v The Commonwealth (1988) 165 CLR 1 Bishop v Chung Bros (1907) 4 CLR 1262 Bull v Attorney-General (NSW) (1913) 17 CLR 370 Collector of Customs v Agfa Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389 Commonwealth v SCI Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 285 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Comber (1986) 10 FCR 88 Hewitt v Benale Pty Ltd [2002] WADC 22 Hocking v Western Australian Bank (1909) 9 CLR 738 Hogan v Hogan (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 768 Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd (2001) 75 ALJR 1356 James Hardie & Coy v Seltsam Pty Ltd (1998) 196 CLR 53 James v Cowan (1930) 43 CLR 386 Kartinyeri v The Commonwealth (1998) 95 CLR 337 Khoury (M & S) v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1984) 54 ALR 639 Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd (No 3) (1987) 11 NSWLR 404 Koljibabic v WMC Resources Ltd [2001] WADC 286 Midgley v Monger [2000] WASC 291 Moltoni Corporation Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance Ltd (2001) 185 ALR 213 Muller v Dalgety & Co Ltd (1909) 9 CLR 693 Municipal Officers Association of Australia v Lancaster (1981) 37 ALR 559 Newcombe v AME Properties Ltd (1995) 14 WAR 259 Northern Sandblasting Pty Ltd v Harris (1997) 188 CLR 313 Ocean Road Motel Pty Ltd v Pacific Acceptance Corporation Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 276 OP Industries Pty Ltd v MMI Workers' Compensation (NSW) Ltd (1998) 17 NSWCCR 193 Project Blue Sky Inc & Ors v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Re Monger; Ex Parte Rocket Engineering (Australia) Pty Ltd, unreported; FCt SCt of WA; Library No 980013; 22 January 1998 Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16 The Council of the Shire of Lake Macquarie v Abadair…

Grounds of appeal

[14] The appellant contends that the primary judge erred in finding that the respondent had discharged the onus of establishing the matters required under the relevant provision.

[15] It was submitted that his Honour failed to give adequate weight to the evidence of the second witness, and that the findings of fact were not reasonably open on the material before the Court.

[16] The respondent, for its part, submits that no error is disclosed, and that the conclusions reached were well within the range of outcomes available to the primary judge.

Consideration

[17] It is convenient to deal first with the question of construction, as the resolution of that issue informs the remaining grounds advanced by the appellant.

[18] For the reasons that follow, we are of the view that the appeal should be allowed in part and the matter remitted for further determination.

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AGLC: Hewitt v Benale Pty Ltd [2002] WASCA 163
Case: [2002] WASCA 163
Decision Date: 19 JUNE 2002

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The matter before the court was an appeal concerning workers' compensation and the interpretation of statutory provisions governing the award of common law damages. The applicant, Hewitt, sought damages from Benale Pty Ltd, the deemed employer under the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW). Hewitt's primary contention was whether he required leave to commence a claim for damages against Benale Pty Ltd, given the statutory constraints on such claims. The case also examined the scope of the deemed employer provision under section 175 of the Workers Compensation Act.

The central legal issue before the court was whether a claimant needed to obtain leave from the court before initiating a claim for damages against a party deemed to be an employer under the Act. The court also needed to determine the applicability of section 175, which outlines the deemed employer provisions, to Benale Pty Ltd in the context of the accident. Specifically, the court was required to decide whether the provision applied to a party deemed to be an employer at the time of the accident, thereby potentially limiting the claimant's right to seek common law damages.

The court held that leave was indeed required to commence a claim for damages against a deemed employer. The reasoning was based on the statutory language and the legislative intent behind constraining common law damages in workers' compensation cases. The court interpreted section 175 as extending to parties deemed employers at the time of the accident, thus supporting the notion that leave was necessary. This interpretation was deemed necessary to maintain the balance between workers' compensation schemes and common law rights. The court concluded that Benale Pty Ltd was appropriately considered a deemed employer under the circumstances, and the statutory constraints applied accordingly.

As a result of the court's decision, the appeal was dismissed in FUL 33 of 2002, while the appeal in FUL 48 of 2002 was allowed. This meant that Hewitt's claim for damages against Benale Pty Ltd required leave, affirming the statutory constraints on such claims.

Orders

Orders of the court

FUL 33 of 2002 appeal dismissed, FUL 48 of 2002 appeal allowed

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Citations

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Hewitt v Benale Pty Ltd [2002] WASCA 163

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Kartinyeri v The Commonwealth
[1998] HCA 22

…) [1981] 2 NSWLR 768 Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd (2001) 75 ALJR 1356 James Hardie & Coy v Seltsam Pty Ltd (1998) 196 CLR 53 James v Cowan (1930) 43 CLR 386 Kartinyeri v The Commonwealth (1998) 95 CLR 337 Khoury (M & S) v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1984) 54 ALR 639 Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd (No 3) (1987) 11 NSWLR 404 Koljibabic v W…
The Commonwealth v SCI Operations Pty Ltd
[1998] HCA 20

…1262 Bull v Attorney-General (NSW) (1913) 17 CLR 370 Collector of Customs v Agfa Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389 Commonwealth v SCI Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 285 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Comber (1986) 10 FCR 88 Hewitt v Benale Pty Ltd [2002] WADC 22 Hocking v Western Australian Bank (1909) 9 CLR 738…
Northern Sandblasting Pty Ltd v Harris
[1997] HCA 39

…fficers Association of Australia v Lancaster (1981) 37 ALR 559 Newcombe v AME Properties Ltd (1995) 14 WAR 259 Northern Sandblasting Pty Ltd v Harris (1997) 188 CLR 313 Ocean Road Motel Pty Ltd v Pacific Acceptance Corporation Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 276 OP Industries Pty Ltd v MMI Workers' Compensation (NSW) Ltd (1998) 1…
IW v City of Perth
[1997] HCA 30

…162 CLR 1 Employers' Mutual Indemnity Association Ltd v K B Hutcherson Pty Ltd [1976] 2 NSWLR 302 Harris v Wood [1949] VLR 43 IW v The City of Perth (1997) 146 ALR 696 Port Jackson Stevedoring Pty Ltd v Salmond & Spraggon (Australia) Pty Ltd (The New York Star) (1978) 139 CLR 231 Re Credit Tribunal; Ex parte General…
Collector of Customs v AGFA-Gevaert Ltd
[1996] HCA 36

…wealth (1988) 165 CLR 1 Bishop v Chung Bros (1907) 4 CLR 1262 Bull v Attorney-General (NSW) (1913) 17 CLR 370 Collector of Customs v Agfa Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389 Commonwealth v SCI Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 285 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Comber (1986) 10 FCR 88 Hewitt v Benale Pty Ltd [2002] WA…
Chugg v Pacific Dunlop Ltd
[1990] HCA 41

…orted; SCt of WA; Library No 980658; 12 November 1998 Bonser v Melnacis [2002] 1 Qd R 1 Bowes v Chaleyer (1923) 32 CLR 159 Chugg v Pacific Dunlop Ltd (1990) 170 CLR 249 Commonwealth of Australia v SCI Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 285 Cooper Brookes (Woolongong) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1981) 147…
Bird v The Commonwealth
[1988] HCA 23

…Austral Pacific Group Ltd (In Liq) v Air Services Australia (2000) 203 CLR 136 Bird v The Commonwealth (1988) 165 CLR 1 Bishop v Chung Bros (1907) 4 CLR 1262 Bull v Attorney-General (NSW) (1913) 17 CLR 370 Collector of Customs v Agfa Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389 Commonwealth v SCI Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CL…
Coulton v Holcombe
[1986] HCA 33

…SCI Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 285 Cooper Brookes (Woolongong) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1981) 147 CLR 297 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Employers' Mutual Indemnity Association Ltd v K B Hutcherson Pty Ltd [1976] 2 NSWLR 302 Harris v Wood [1949] VLR 43 IW v The City of Perth (1997) 146…
Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Comber
[1986] FCA 92

…r of Customs v Agfa Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389 Commonwealth v SCI Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 285 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Comber (1986) 10 FCR 88 Hewitt v Benale Pty Ltd [2002] WADC 22 Hocking v Western Australian Bank (1909) 9 CLR 738 Hogan v Hogan (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 768 Hollis v Vabu Pty L…
Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd
[1986] HCA 1

…Parte Rocket Engineering (Australia) Pty Ltd, unreported; FCt SCt of WA; Library No 980013; 22 January 1998 Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16 The Council of the Shire of Lake Macquarie v Abadair County Council (1969) 123 CLR 327 Thompson v Last Touch TV Services Pty Ltd (1978) 38 FLR 397 To…
Khoury v Government Insurance Office (NSW)
[1984] HCA 55

…(1998) 196 CLR 53 James v Cowan (1930) 43 CLR 386 Kartinyeri v The Commonwealth (1998) 95 CLR 337 Khoury (M & S) v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1984) 54 ALR 639 Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd (No 3) (1987) 11 NSWLR 404 Koljibabic v WMC Resources Ltd [2001] WADC 286 Midgley v Monger [2000] WASC 291 Moltoni Corpora…
Wacal Developments Pty Ltd v Realty Developments Pty Ltd
[1978] HCA 30

…TV Services Pty Ltd (1978) 38 FLR 397 Torette House Pty Ltd v Berkman (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 156 Wacal Developments Pty Ltd v Realty Developments Pty Ltd (1978) 140 CLR 503 Adams v Chas S Watson Pty Ltd (1938) 60 CLR 545 Australian Turf Industries Pty Ltd v Dalet Pty Ltd, unreported; SCt of WA; Library No 980658; 12 Nove…
Thompson v Mastertouch TV Service Pty Ltd (No 3)
[1978] FCA 44

…td (1986) 160 CLR 16 The Council of the Shire of Lake Macquarie v Abadair County Council (1969) 123 CLR 327 Thompson v Last Touch TV Services Pty Ltd (1978) 38 FLR 397 Torette House Pty Ltd v Berkman (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 156 Wacal Developments Pty Ltd v Realty Developments Pty Ltd (1978) 140 CLR 503 Adams v Chas S Wat…
Port Jackson Stevedoring Pty Ltd v Salmond & Spraggon (Aust) Pty Ltd
[1978] HCA 8

…[1949] VLR 43 IW v The City of Perth (1997) 146 ALR 696 Port Jackson Stevedoring Pty Ltd v Salmond & Spraggon (Australia) Pty Ltd (The New York Star) (1978) 139 CLR 231 Re Credit Tribunal; Ex parte General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Aust (1977) 14 ALR 257 The Crown v Kiffin Thomas (1904) 6 WALR 91…
Thomas v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth)
[1972] HCA 101

…R 159 Chugg v Pacific Dunlop Ltd (1990) 170 CLR 249 Commonwealth of Australia v SCI Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 285 Cooper Brookes (Woolongong) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1981) 147 CLR 297 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Employers' Mutual Indemnity Association Ltd v K B Hutcherson Pty Ltd [1976] 2 NSWLR 302 Harris v Wood…
Lake Macquarie Shire Council v Aberdare County Council
[1970] HCA 32

…80013; 22 January 1998 Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16 The Council of the Shire of Lake Macquarie v Abadair County Council (1969) 123 CLR 327 Thompson v Last Touch TV Services Pty Ltd (1978) 38 FLR 397 Torette House Pty Ltd v Berkman (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 156 Wacal Developments Pty Ltd v Realt…
Ocean Road Motel Pty Ltd v Pacific Acceptance Corporation Ltd
[1963] HCA 22

…perties Ltd (1995) 14 WAR 259 Northern Sandblasting Pty Ltd v Harris (1997) 188 CLR 313 Ocean Road Motel Pty Ltd v Pacific Acceptance Corporation Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 276 OP Industries Pty Ltd v MMI Workers' Compensation (NSW) Ltd (1998) 17 NSWCCR 193 Project Blue Sky Inc & Ors v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998…
Torette House Pty Ltd v Berkman
[1940] HCA 1

…16 The Council of the Shire of Lake Macquarie v Abadair County Council (1969) 123 CLR 327 Thompson v Last Touch TV Services Pty Ltd (1978) 38 FLR 397 Torette House Pty Ltd v Berkman (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 156 Wacal Developments Pty Ltd v Realty Developments Pty Ltd (1978) 140 CLR 503 Adams v Chas S Watson Pty Ltd (1938) 60 CLR 545 Australia…
James v Cowan
[1930] HCA 48

…ogan v Hogan (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 768 Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd (2001) 75 ALJR 1356 James Hardie & Coy v Seltsam Pty Ltd (1998) 196 CLR 53 James v Cowan (1930) 43 CLR 386 Kartinyeri v The Commonwealth (1998) 95 CLR 337 Khoury (M & S) v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1984) 54 ALR 639 Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd (No…
Bowes v Chaleyer
[1923] HCA 15

…urf Industries Pty Ltd v Dalet Pty Ltd, unreported; SCt of WA; Library No 980658; 12 November 1998 Bonser v Melnacis [2002] 1 Qd R 1 Bowes v Chaleyer (1923) 32 CLR 159 Chugg v Pacific Dunlop Ltd (1990) 170 CLR 249 Commonwealth of Australia v SCI Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 285 Cooper Brookes (Woolongong) Pty L…
Bull v Attorney-General (NSW)
[1913] HCA 60

…ir Services Australia (2000) 203 CLR 136 Bird v The Commonwealth (1988) 165 CLR 1 Bishop v Chung Bros (1907) 4 CLR 1262 Bull v Attorney-General (NSW) (1913) 17 CLR 370 Collector of Customs v Agfa Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389 Commonwealth v SCI Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 285 Federal Commissioner of Taxation…
Hocking v Western Australian Bank
[1909] HCA 68

…1998) 192 CLR 285 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Comber (1986) 10 FCR 88 Hewitt v Benale Pty Ltd [2002] WADC 22 Hocking v Western Australian Bank (1909) 9 CLR 738 Hogan v Hogan (No 2) [1981] 2 NSWLR 768 Hollis v Vabu Pty Ltd (2001) 75 ALJR 1356 James Hardie & Coy v Seltsam Pty Ltd (1998) 196 CLR 53 James v Cowa…
Muller v Dalgety & Co Ltd
[1909] HCA 67

…ces Ltd [2001] WADC 286 Midgley v Monger [2000] WASC 291 Moltoni Corporation Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance Ltd (2001) 185 ALR 213 Muller v Dalgety & Co Ltd (1909) 9 CLR 693 Municipal Officers Association of Australia v Lancaster (1981) 37 ALR 559 Newcombe v AME Properties Ltd (1995) 14 WAR 259 Northern Sandblasting Pty L…
Bishop v Chung Bros
[1907] HCA 23

…Austral Pacific Group Ltd (In Liq) v Air Services Australia (2000) 203 CLR 136 Bird v The Commonwealth (1988) 165 CLR 1 Bishop v Chung Bros (1907) 4 CLR 1262 Bull v Attorney-General (NSW) (1913) 17 CLR 370 Collector of Customs v Agfa Gevaert Ltd (1996) 186 CLR 389 Commonwealth v SCI Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR…
Adams v Chas S Watson Pty Ltd
[1938] HCA 37

…se Pty Ltd v Berkman (1939) 39 SR (NSW) 156 Wacal Developments Pty Ltd v Realty Developments Pty Ltd (1978) 140 CLR 503 Adams v Chas S Watson Pty Ltd (1938) 60 CLR 545 Australian Turf Industries Pty Ltd v Dalet Pty Ltd, unreported; SCt of WA; Library No 980658; 12 November 1998 Bonser v Melnacis [2002] 1 Qd R 1 Bowe…
Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation
[1981] HCA 26

…70 CLR 249 Commonwealth of Australia v SCI Operations Pty Ltd (1998) 192 CLR 285 Cooper Brookes (Woolongong) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1981) 147 CLR 297 Coulton v Holcombe (1986) 162 CLR 1 Employers' Mutual Indemnity Association Ltd v K B Hutcherson Pty Ltd [1976] 2 NSWLR 302 Harris v Wood [1949] VLR…
Wacando v The Commonwealth
[1981] HCA 60

…ion Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance Ltd (2001) 185 ALR 213 Muller v Dalgety & Co Ltd (1909) 9 CLR 693 Municipal Officers Association of Australia v Lancaster (1981) 37 ALR 559 Newcombe v AME Properties Ltd (1995) 14 WAR 259 Northern Sandblasting Pty Ltd v Harris (1997) 188 CLR 313 Ocean Road Motel Pty Ltd v Pacific Acceptan…
Moltoni Corporation Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance Ltd
[2001] HCA 7313

…984) 54 ALR 639 Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd (No 3) (1987) 11 NSWLR 404 Koljibabic v WMC Resources Ltd [2001] WADC 286 Midgley v Monger [2000] WASC 291 Moltoni Corporation Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance Ltd (2001) 185 ALR 213 Muller v Dalgety & Co Ltd (1909) 9 CLR 693 Municipal Officers Association of Australia v Lancaster (1981) 37 ALR 559 Newcombe v AME Prope…
[1947] AC 1
[1947] AC 1

…y heavy so that it can be discharged only in quite exceptional circumstances – Mersey Docks & Harbour Board v Coggins and Griffiths (Liverpool) Ltd [1947] AC 1 at 10. The principal reason for this bias may well be that the general employer, unlike the hirer, has selected the servant for the task and thereby ma…
Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd
(1987) 11 NSWLR 404

…rtinyeri v The Commonwealth (1998) 95 CLR 337 Khoury (M & S) v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1984) 54 ALR 639 Kingston v Keprose Pty Ltd (No 3) (1987) 11 NSWLR 404 Koljibabic v WMC Resources Ltd [2001] WADC 286 Midgley v Monger [2000] WASC 291 Moltoni Corporation Pty Ltd v QBE Insurance Ltd (2001) 185 ALR 213 Mu…
Project Blue Sky Inc & Ors v Australian Broadcasting Authority
[1996] FCA 660

…otel Pty Ltd v Pacific Acceptance Corporation Ltd (1963) 109 CLR 276 OP Industries Pty Ltd v MMI Workers' Compensation (NSW) Ltd (1998) 17 NSWCCR 193 Project Blue Sky Inc & Ors v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 Re Monger; Ex Parte Rocket Engineering (Australia) Pty Ltd, unreported; FCt SCt of WA; Library No 980013; 22 January 1998 Stevens v Brodr…

Legislation cited in this decision · 3

Interpretation Act 1984 (WA)
8 2 mentions
Rehabilitation Act 1981 (WA)
1 mention
Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 1981 (WA)
1 mention