LAWBOOK CO. s DISTRICT COURT LAW REPORTS (NSW)

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1 NOVEMBER 2013 Decisions of the District Court of New South Wales LAWBOOK CO. s DISTRICT COURT LAW REPORTS (NSW) EDITOR DR RJ DESIATNIK Barrister-at-Law CONSULTING EDITOR A M BLACKMORE SC, B LEG, LLM Judge of the District Court of NSW REPORTER DR RJ DESIATNIK VOL 16 PART 2 PAGES

2 The mode of citation of this part will be: 16 DCLR(NSW) TABLE OF CASES REPORTED Part 2 Pages Angus v Jones Budich v Knightly Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors Campbell v Hay Charafeddine v Morgan Chaw; Coverall NSW Pty Ltd v Coverall NSW Pty Ltd v Chaw Denham Constructions Pty Ltd; Silver Star Construction Pty Ltd v Empire Waste Pty Ltd; Inspector Brock v FH;Rv Grose v Commissioner of Police (No 2) Hay; Campbell v Henderson and Another; R v Horwath (NSW) Pty Ltd; Wende and Others v Inspector Brock v Empire Waste Pty Ltd Jones; Angus v Kalazich v Yang Knightly Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors; Budich v Krimbogiannis & Ors; Owners Strata Plan v Morgan; Charafeddine v Onesteel Limited and Another; Smith v Parker; R v... 1 Police, Commissioner of (No 2); Grose v RvFH R v Henderson and Another R v Parker... 1 R v Taleb R v Veitch R v Wills: Application by Woolworths Ltd... 4 Reed Business Information Pty Ltd; Renshaw v (Cases in bold reported in this part) ISSN

3 TABLE OF CASES REPORTED Renshaw v Reed Business Information Pty Ltd Silver Star Construction Pty Ltd v Denham Constructions Pty Ltd Smith v Onesteel Limited and Another Strata Plan 21702, Owners of v Krimbogiannis & Ors Taleb; R v Veitch; R v Wende and Others v Horwath (NSW) Pty Ltd Wills: Application by Woolworths Ltd; R v... 4 Yang; Kalazich v (Cases in bold reported in this part)

4 INDEX Part 2 Pages BUILDING AND ENGINEERING CONTRACTS Subcontractors Payment for work carried out Judgments against contractor pursuant to statutory regime for interim payment of subcontractor s claims Contractor s court action against subcontractor Contractor s application for stay of judgments Exercise of court s discretion to grant stay Relevant factors Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW), ss 3, 15, 32. Silver Star Construction Pty Ltd v Denham Constructions Pty Ltd CRIMINAL LAW Criminal liability Evidence Burden of proof Reasonable doubt Existence of such doubt Relevant circumstances. R v Taleb Particular offences Falsely nominating another person as person in charge of vehicle involved in offence in document supplied to authorised officer Commission of offence Whether time of commission of offence on receipt of document or completion of document Road Transport (General) Act 2005 (NSW), ss 179(4), 179(7), 181. R v Taleb Practice and procedure Juries Application by accused for trial by judge alone Opposition to application by Crown Statutory power of court to grant application if in the interests of justice to do so Whether onus on applicant to establish judge alone trial in interests of justice Exercise of power Relevant factors Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 131, 132. RvFH Practice and procedure Subpoenas Access to subpoenaed documents Privilege Protected confidence privilege Claim for Scope of privilege Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), ss 296, 298, 299D. R v Veitch DISTRICT COURT Jurisdiction Institution of prosecution for offence under Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW) Application for order alleged offender appear to answer charge Requirement for lodgement of statement of facts with application Content of statement Effect of inclusion in statement of arguments, conclusions and irrelevant allegations of fact Jurisdiction of District Court to hear such prosecution proceedings Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW), s 246 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW), s 8 District Court Rules 1973 (NSW), Pt 53, r 26. Inspector Brock v Empire Waste Pty Ltd

5 INDEX INDUSTRIAL LAW Industrial awards Redundancy provisions Whether redundant employee offered acceptable alternative employment Application of objective standard to assess acceptability of offered employment Relevance of evidence of employee s subjective reaction to offer Consequence of no acceptable alternative employment Relevance of subsequent resignation of redundant employee. Smith v Onesteel Limited and Another INFERIOR COURTS Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Appeal from Adjudicator of strata scheme dispute Appeal to District Court against Tribunal s decision Whether limitation to appeal Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), ss 52, 53, 56. Owners of Strata Plan v Krimbogiannis & Ors NEGLIGENCE Road accident cases Transport accident legislation Prescribed method of service of document Whether prescription mandatory or facultative Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), s 222. Kalazich v Yang Road accident cases Transport accident legislation Service by insurer of negligent driver of notice requiring injured person to commence proceedings Content of notice Effectiveness of notice containing erroneous and misleading information Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 (NSW), s 110. Kalazich v Yang POLICE Police force Conditions of service Entitlements on discharge Superannuation allowance Certification by Police Superannuation Advisory Committee as to nature of constable s infirmity Whether Commissioner of Police able to challenge committee s certificate Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 (NSW), ss 10B(3)(a), 21. Grose v Commissioner of Police (No 2) STRATA TITLES Owners corporation Powers and duties Duty to properly maintain and repair common property Scope of duty Exercisable only if repair and maintenance required Application by owners corporation to replace part of common property Existing part installed without authorisation Relevance Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 (NSW), s 62. Owners of Strata Plan v Krimbogiannis & Ors

6 INDEX TORTS Joint and several tortfeasors Apportionment of liability Claim by one tortfeasor against one of two other tortfeasors Whether determination of claim on consideration of responsibilities of those two tortfeasors only or on consideration of all three tortfeasors responsibilities Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW), s 5(2). Budich v Knightly Holdings Pty Ltd & Ors WORDS AND PHRASES Harm. R v Veitch Renew Replace Properly maintain. Owners of Strata Plan v Krimbogiannis & Ors Supplied. R v Taleb