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Case [2004] NSWCA 449 6 December 2004

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CITATION: Stoker v Adecco Gemvale Constructions P/L & Anor [2004] NSWCA 449

HEARING DATE(S): 30 July 2004

JUDGMENT DATE:
6 December 2004

JUDGMENT OF: Mason P at 1; Sheller JA at 2; Santow JA at 3

DECISION: Appeal dismissed. Appellant to pay costs of the appeal of both respondents.

CATCHWORDS: NEGLIGENCE - the appellant claimed damages for back injuries allegedly suffered in two separate incidents with successive employers - extent of duty of employer to provide a safe system of work and equipment - extent of duty of employer to make inquiries as to employee's health - extent of duty of employer which knows or ought to know of particular susceptibility of employee - breach of duty - whether system of work unreasonably exposed appellant to a reasonably foreseeable risk of injury - whether system of work inherently unsafe. - EVIDENCE - burden of proof - proof of negligence - sufficiency of evidence - whether common sense requires a finding of negligence - findings of fact based on credibility of appellant. - PROCEDURE - Appeal and new trial - Adequacy of reasons - extent of duty of trial judge to give reasons - circumstances in which new trial required.

LEGISLATION CITED: Workers Compensation Act 1987 s151G-H

CASES CITED: Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167
Bailey (by his next friend Bergin) v Baltoro Holdings Pty Ltd (WASC Full Court, 25 September 1998, unreported)
Bankstown Foundry Ltd v Braistina (1986) 160 CLR 301
Beale v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1997) 48 NSWLR 430
Blackman v Commonwealth (1978) 20 ACTR 33
Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472
Finn v The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville [1997] 1 Qd R 29
Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118
Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298
Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725
Neill v NSW Fresh Food and Ice Pty Ltd (1962) 108 CLR 362
NSW Land & Housing Corporation v Watkins (2002) Aust Torts R 81-641
Paris v Stepney Borough Council [1951] AC 367
Pettit v Dunkley [1971] 1 NSWLR 376
Pitsiavas v John Lysaght (Aust) Pty Ltd [1962] NSWR 1500
Purkess v Crittenden (1965) 114 CLR 164
Shorey v PT Ltd (2003) 77 ALJR 1104
Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247
Watts v Rake (1960) 108 CLR 158
Withers v Perry Chain Co Ltd [1961] 1 WLR 1314
Uehlin v Standard Telephones & Cables Pty Ltd (1963) 80 WN (NSW) 1600
Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40
Zhang v Andrew Pine Furniture Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 250

PARTIES :
Paul STOKER (Appellant)
ADECCO GEMVALE CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD (First Respondent)
ALLMEN INDUSTRIES PTY LIMITED (Second Respondent)

FILE NUMBER(S): CA 41175/03

COUNSEL: D T KENNEDY, SC/ D E ANDREWS (Appellant)
D P M O'DOWD (First Respondent)
D G T NOCK, SC/ W P Y AUSTRON (Second Respondent)

SOLICITORS: Rishworth Dodd & Co (Appellant)
Gillis, Delaney, Brown (First Respondent)
Leigh Virtue & Associates (Second…

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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Details

AGLC: Stoker v Adecco Gemvale Constructions Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 449
Case: [2004] NSWCA 449
Decision Date: 6 December 2004

CaseChat Overview and Summary

The appellant, Mr. Stoker, brought a claim for damages against his successive employers, Adecco Gemvale Constructions Pty Ltd and another respondent, alleging back injuries sustained in two separate incidents. The appeal concerned the extent of an employer's duty to provide a safe system of work and equipment, to make inquiries as to an employee's health, and to take precautions when aware of an employee's particular susceptibility. The appeal also touched upon the burden of proof in negligence claims, the sufficiency of evidence, and the adequacy of a trial judge's reasons for judgment.

The primary legal issues before the Court of Appeal were whether the employers had breached their duty of care by failing to provide a safe system of work and equipment, thereby exposing the appellant to a reasonably foreseeable risk of injury. The court also considered whether the system of work was inherently unsafe and whether the employers ought to have made further inquiries into the appellant's health, particularly given any known or suspected susceptibility. Furthermore, the adequacy of the trial judge's reasons in relation to these findings of fact, which were heavily influenced by the credibility of the appellant, was a key point of contention.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that the trial judge's findings of fact, including those based on the appellant's credibility, were not demonstrably wrong. The court held that the evidence did not establish that the employers had breached their duty of care. The appeal was dismissed with costs ordered in favour of both respondents.

Orders

Orders of the court

Appeal dismissed. Appellant to pay costs of the appeal of both respondents.

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Citations

AGLC Citation

Stoker v Adecco Gemvale Constructions Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 449

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Wyong Shire Council v Shirt
[1980] HCA 12

…158 Withers v Perry Chain Co Ltd [1961] 1 WLR 1314 Uehlin v Standard Telephones & Cables Pty Ltd (1963) 80 WN (NSW) 1600 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 Zhang v Andrew Pine Furniture Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 250 PARTIES : Paul STOKER (Appellant) ADECCO GEMVALE CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD (First Respondent) ALLM…
[1951] AC 367
[1951] AC 367

…NSW Fresh Food and Ice Pty Ltd (1962) 108 CLR 362 NSW Land & Housing Corporation v Watkins (2002) Aust Torts R 81-641 Paris v Stepney Borough Council [1951] AC 367 Pettit v Dunkley [1971] 1 NSWLR 376 Pitsiavas v John Lysaght (Aust) Pty Ltd [1962] NSWR 1500 Purkess v Crittenden (1965) 114 CLR 164 Shorey v PT Ltd…
[1961] 1 WLR 1314
[1961] 1 WLR 1314

…v PT Ltd (2003) 77 ALJR 1104 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Watts v Rake (1960) 108 CLR 158 Withers v Perry Chain Co Ltd [1961] 1 WLR 1314 Uehlin v Standard Telephones & Cables Pty Ltd (1963) 80 WN (NSW) 1600 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 Zhang v Andrew Pine Furniture Pty…
Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd
(1987) 10 NSWLR 24

…971] 1 NSWLR 376 Pitsiavas v John Lysaght (Aust) Pty Ltd [1962] NSWR 1500 Purkess v Crittenden (1965) 114 CLR 164 Shorey v PT Ltd (2003) 77 ALJR 1104 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Watts v Rake (1960) 108 CLR 158 Withers v Perry Chain Co Ltd [1961] 1 WLR 1314 Uehlin v Standard Telephones & Cables Pty Ltd (1963) 80 W…
Mifsud v Campbell
(1991) 21 NSWLR 725

…The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville [1997] 1 Qd R 29 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Neill v NSW Fresh Food and Ice Pty Ltd (1962) 108 CLR 362 NSW Land & Housing Corporation v Watkins (2002) Aust Torts R 81-641 Paris v St…
Beale v Government Insurance Office of NSW
(1997) 48 NSWLR 430

…next friend Bergin) v Baltoro Holdings Pty Ltd (WASC Full Court, 25 September 1998, unreported) Bankstown Foundry Ltd v Braistina (1986) 160 CLR 301 Beale v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Blackman v Commonwealth (1978) 20 ACTR 33 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 Finn v The Roman Catholic…

Legislation cited in this decision · 2

Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW)
1 mention
Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)
151G 1 mention

CITATION:	Stoker v Adecco Gemvale Constructions P/L & Anor [2004] NSWCA 449
HEARING DATE(S):	30 July 2004
JUDGMENT DATE:	6 December 2004
JUDGMENT OF:	Mason P at 1; Sheller JA at 2; Santow JA at 3
DECISION:	Appeal dismissed. Appellant to pay costs of the appeal of both respondents.
CATCHWORDS:	NEGLIGENCE - the appellant claimed damages for back injuries allegedly suffered in two separate incidents with successive employers - extent of duty of employer to provide a safe system of work and equipment - extent of duty of employer to make inquiries as to employee's health - extent of duty of employer which knows or ought to know of particular susceptibility of employee - breach of duty - whether system of work unreasonably exposed appellant to a reasonably foreseeable risk of injury - whether system of work inherently unsafe. - EVIDENCE - burden of proof - proof of negligence - sufficiency of evidence - whether common sense requires a finding of negligence - findings of fact based on credibility of appellant. - PROCEDURE - Appeal and new trial - Adequacy of reasons - extent of duty of trial judge to give reasons - circumstances in which new trial required.
LEGISLATION CITED:	Workers Compensation Act 1987 s151G-H
CASES CITED:	Abalos v Australian Postal Commission (1990) 171 CLR 167 Bailey (by his next friend Bergin) v Baltoro Holdings Pty Ltd (WASC Full Court, 25 September 1998, unreported) Bankstown Foundry Ltd v Braistina (1986) 160 CLR 301 Beale v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Blackman v Commonwealth (1978) 20 ACTR 33 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 Finn v The Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Townsville [1997] 1 Qd R 29 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Neill v NSW Fresh Food and Ice Pty Ltd (1962) 108 CLR 362 NSW Land & Housing Corporation v Watkins (2002) Aust Torts R 81-641 Paris v Stepney Borough Council [1951] AC 367 Pettit v Dunkley [1971] 1 NSWLR 376 Pitsiavas v John Lysaght (Aust) Pty Ltd [1962] NSWR 1500 Purkess v Crittenden (1965) 114 CLR 164 Shorey v PT Ltd (2003) 77 ALJR 1104 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Watts v Rake (1960) 108 CLR 158 Withers v Perry Chain Co Ltd [1961] 1 WLR 1314 Uehlin v Standard Telephones & Cables Pty Ltd (1963) 80 WN (NSW) 1600 Wyong Shire Council v Shirt (1980) 146 CLR 40 Zhang v Andrew Pine Furniture Pty Ltd [2004] NSWCA 250
PARTIES :	Paul STOKER (Appellant) ADECCO GEMVALE CONSTRUCTIONS PTY LTD (First Respondent) ALLMEN INDUSTRIES PTY LIMITED (Second Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S):	CA 41175/03
COUNSEL:	D T KENNEDY, SC/ D E ANDREWS (Appellant) D P M O'DOWD (First Respondent) D G T NOCK, SC/ W P Y AUSTRON (Second Respondent)
SOLICITORS:	Rishworth Dodd & Co (Appellant) Gillis, Delaney, Brown (First Respondent) Leigh Virtue & Associates (Second…