McDonald (t/as BE McDonald Transport) v Girkaid Pty Ltd 26

[2004] NSWCA 297; [2004] Aust Torts Reports 81-768

Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal

Australia - New South Wales

31st August, 2004

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
Hevi Lift (PNG) Ltd v Etherington	[2005] NSWCA 42; (2005) 2 DDCR 271	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	4 Mar 2005	AustLII	136
Kirk Group Holdings Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales	[2006] NSWCA 172; (2006) 66 NSWLR 151; (2006) 154 IR 310	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	30 Jun 2006	AustLII	61
Alcoa of Australia Ltd v Apache Energy Ltd	[2012] WASC 209	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	20 Jun 2012	AustLII	35
Erwin v Iveco Trucks Australia Ltd	[2010] NSWCA 113; (2010) 239 FLR 198; (2010) 267 ALR 752; (2010) 55 MVR 452; 237 ATPR 40-441	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	18 May 2010	AustLII	21
Piling Contractors (Qld) Pty Ltd v Prynew Pty Ltd	[2008] NSWSC 118	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	26 Feb 2008	AustLII	16
Sprod bnf Sprod v Public Relations Oriented Security Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWCA 319; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-921	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	9 Nov 2007	AustLII	13
Langmaid v Dobsons Vegetable Machinery Pty Ltd	[2014] TASFC 6; 24 Tas R 18	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	4 Jul 2014	AustLII	12
Suda Ltd v Sims	[2013] FCCA 1833	Federal Circuit Court of Australia	Australia	15 Nov 2013	AustLII	10
Meskenas v ACP Publishing Pty Ltd	[2006] FMCA 1136; [2006] AIPC 92-216; (2006) 70 IPR 172	Federal Magistrates Court of Australia	Australia	14 Aug 2006	AustLII	10
Jane Doe v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd	[2018] NSWSC 1996	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	21 Dec 2018	AustLII	8
Roberson v Icon Distribution Investments Ltd	[2020] ACTSC 320; 15 ACTLR 256	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	2 Dec 2020	AustLII	7
Brocklands Pty Ltd v Tasmanian Networks Pty Ltd	[2020] TASFC 4	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	15 Jun 2020	AustLII	7
Gubier v Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works	[2020] QCATA 23	Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeals	Australia - Queensland	19 Feb 2020	AustLII	6
Prestage v Barrett	[2021] TASSC 27	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	2 Jul 2021	AustLII	4
AS v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Ruling	[2016] VSC 351	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	30 Jun 2016	AustLII	4
NM Rural Enterprises Pty Ltd v Rimanui Farms Ltd	[2013] NSWSC 309	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	12 Apr 2013	AustLII	4
Inspector Patton v Western Freight Management Pty Ltd	[2008] NSWIRComm 217	New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission	Australia - New South Wales	20 Nov 2008	AustLII	4
D ’ Arcy v Caltex	[2019] ACTCA 27; 347 FLR 367	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory - Court of Appeal	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	23 Oct 2019	AustLII	3
BestCare Foods Ltd v Origin Energy LPG Ltd (formerly Boral Gas (NSW) Pty Ltd)	[2011] NSWSC 908	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	23 Aug 2011	AustLII	3
Gillett v New South Wales	[2009] NSWSC 421	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 May 2009	AustLII	3
Sunsie Pty Ltd As Trustee for the Sunsie Trust v KDD Conveyancing Services Pty Ltd	[2023] WASC 18	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	14 Feb 2023	AustLII	2
Wearing-Smith v Swift	[2014] NSWDC 159	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	9 Oct 2014	AustLII	2
Alananzeh v Zgool Form Pty Ltd	[2024] ACTSC 16	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	26 Jun 2024	AustLII	1
Hossain v Unity Grammar College Ltd	[2019] NSWSC 1313	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	1 Oct 2019	AustLII	1
Motor Accidents Insurance Board v Lester	[2016] TASSC 2	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	18 Jan 2016	AustLII	1
Department of Ageing, Disability & Home Care v Fenwick	[2009] NSWWCCPD 104	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	24 Aug 2009	AustLII	1
Garling v Patiniotis	[2024] TASSC 29	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	17 Jun 2024	AustLII
The Owners âe" Strata Plan No 84411 v The Council of the City of Sydney; The Owners âe" Strata Plan No 84717 v The Council of the City of Sydney	[2021] NSWLEC 1347	Land and Environment Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Jun 2021	AustLII
Rawson Homes Pty Ltd v Donnelly	[2005] NSWCA 211	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	23 Jun 2005	AustLII

Legislation Cited

s19

Legislation Name	Provision
Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)	s52, s53, s87
Crimes Act (NSW)	s18, s73
Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW)	s30
Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 (NSW)	s5
Dangerous Goods Act 1975 (NSW)
Inflammable Liquid (NSW)
Dangerous Goods (General) Regulation 1999 (NSW)
Regulation (NSW)	s4, s30, s341

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date	Full Text	Citation Index †
Commissioner of State Revenue (Vic) v Royal Insurance Australia Ltd	[1994] HCA 61; (1994) 182 CLR 51; (1994) 126 ALR 1; (1994) 29 ATR 173; (1994) 69 ALJR 51	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Dec 1994	AustLII	298
Dovuro Pty Ltd v Wilkins	[2003] HCA 51; (2003) 215 CLR 317; (2003) 201 ALR 139; (2003) 77 ALJR 1706; [2003] Aust Torts Reports 81-712	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Sep 2003	AustLII	292
Waugh v Kippen	[1986] HCA 12; (1986) 160 CLR 156; (1986) 64 ALR 195; 60 ALJR 250; [1986] Aust Torts Reports 80-004	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Mar 1986	AustLII	290
Chugg v Pacific Dunlop Ltd	[1990] HCA 41; (1990) 170 CLR 249	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Oct 1990	AustLII	272
Tubemakers of Australia Ltd v Fernandez	(1976) 10 ALR 303; (1976) 50 ALJR 720		Australia	circa 1976	LexisNexis AU	268
Wilsher v Essex Area Health Authority	[1987] UKHL 11; [1988] AC 1074; [1988] 1 All ER 871; [1988] 2 WLR 557	House of Lords	United Kingdom	10 Mar 1987	BAILII	245
Chappel v Hart	[1998] HCA 55; (1998) 156 ALR 517; (1998) 72 ALJR 1344; (1998) 14 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	2 Sep 1998	AustLII	238
O ’ Connor v SP Bray Ltd	[1937] HCA 18; (1937) 56 CLR 464; [1937] ALR 461	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Apr 1937	AustLII	236
EMI (Australia) Ltd v Bes	[1970] 2 NSWR 238; 44 ALJR 360; [1970] WCR (NSW) 114; [1970] WCR 114; [1970] NSWR 238		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1970		224
Fernandez v Tubemakers of Australia Ltd	[1975] 2 NSWLR 190; (1976) 50 ALJR 220		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1975	LexisNexis AU	180
Commonwealth v McLean	[1996] NSWSC 657; (1996) 41 NSWLR 389	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	31 Dec 1996	AustLII	166
Murphy v Farmer	[1988] HCA 31; (1988) 165 CLR 19; (1988) 79 ALR 1; (1988) 62 ALJR 420	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	30 Jun 1988	AustLII	160
Slivak v Lurgi (Australia) Pty Ltd	[2001] HCA 6; (2001) 205 CLR 304	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 2001	AustLII	156
Maloney v Commissioner for Railways (NSW)	(1978) 18 ALR 147; (1978) 52 ALJR 292		Australia	circa 1978	LexisNexis AU	142
Hevi Lift (PNG) Ltd v Etherington	[2005] NSWCA 42; (2005) 2 DDCR 271	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	4 Mar 2005	AustLII	136
Carr v Baker	[1936] NSWStRp 20; (1936) 36 SR (NSW) 301; 53 WN (NSW) 110	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	28 May 1936	AustLII	132
Belhaven and Stenton Peerage	(1875) 1 AC 278		United Kingdom	circa 1875	LexisNexis / Westlaw	104
M38/2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs	[2003] FCAFC 131; (2003) 131 FCR 146; (2003) 199 ALR 290; 75 ALD 360	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	13 Jun 2003	AustLII	102
62 ALR 85	62 ALR 85		Australia	circa 2003	LexisNexis AU	82
Uebergang v Australian Wheat Board	[1980] HCA 40; (1980) 145 CLR 266; (1980) 32 ALR 1; 54 ALJR 581	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Oct 1980	AustLII	81
Jones v Great Western Railway Co	(1930) 47 TLR 39		United Kingdom	circa 1930	LexisNexis	80
X & Y v Pal	[1991] NSWCA 302; (1991) 23 NSWLR 26; [1991] Aust Torts Reports 81-098	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	7 Jun 1991	AustLII	77
Sheen v Fields Pty Ltd	(1984) 51 ALR 345; (1984) 58 ALJR 93; [1984] Aust Torts Reports 80-301		Australia	circa 1984	LexisNexis AU	77
J Spurling Ltd v Bradshaw	[1956] EWCA Civ 3; [1956] 2 All ER 121; [1956] 1 WLR 461; [1956] 1 Lloyds Rep 392	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	26 Mar 1956	BAILII	77
Shorey v PT Ltd	[2003] HCA 27; (2003) 197 ALR 410; (2003) 24 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 May 2003	AustLII	74
Ahmedi v Ahmedi	(1991) 23 NSWLR 288		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1991	LexisNexis AU	73
Nicolia v Commissioner for Railways (NSW)	(1970) 45 ALJR 465; [1971] WCR (NSW) 147		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1971		71
Pioneer Concrete Services Ltd v Yelnah Pty Ltd	(1986) 5 NSWLR 254; (1986) 11 ACLR 108; (1987) 5 ACLC 467		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1986	LexisNexis AU	65
Kirk Group Holdings Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales	[2006] NSWCA 172; (2006) 66 NSWLR 151; (2006) 154 IR 310	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	30 Jun 2006	AustLII	61
John Pfeiffer Pty Ltd v Canny	[1981] HCA 52; (1981) 148 CLR 218; 36 ALR 466; 55 ALJR 683	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	6 Oct 1981	AustLII	61
ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales	[2004] NSWCA 55; (2004) 60 NSWLR 18; (2004) 1 DDCR 259	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	11 Mar 2004	AustLII	50
Dovuro Pty Ltd v Wilkins	[2000] FCA 1902; (2000) 105 FCR 476; 182 ALR 481	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	21 Dec 2000	AustLII	47
Utah Construction and Engineering Pty Ltd v Pataky	[1966] AC 629; [1966] 2 WLR 197		United Kingdom	circa 1966	LexisNexis / Westlaw	46
Ford Excavations Pty Ltd v Do Carmo	[1981] 2 NSWLR 253		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1981	LexisNexis AU	39
Alcoa of Australia Ltd v Apache Energy Ltd	[2012] WASC 209	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	20 Jun 2012	AustLII	35
Jayne v National Coal Board	[1963] 2 All ER 220		United Kingdom	circa 1963	LexisNexis	35
Australian Iron and Steel Ltd v Ryan	[1957] HCA 25; (1957) 97 CLR 89; [1957] ALR (CN) 1199	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 May 1957	AustLII	35
Erwin v Iveco Trucks Australia Ltd	[2010] NSWCA 113; (2010) 239 FLR 198; (2010) 267 ALR 752; (2010) 55 MVR 452; 237 ATPR 40-441	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	18 May 2010	AustLII	21
Piling Contractors (Qld) Pty Ltd v Prynew Pty Ltd	[2008] NSWSC 118	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	26 Feb 2008	AustLII	16
Wright v TIL Services Pty Ltd	[1956] SR (NSW) 413	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1956		15
Forbes v Selleys Pty Ltd	[2004] NSWCA 149	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	12 May 2004	AustLII	14
Sprod bnf Sprod v Public Relations Oriented Security Pty Ltd	[2007] NSWCA 319; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-921	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	9 Nov 2007	AustLII	13
Adsett v K & L Steelfounders and Engineers Ltd	[1953] 2 All ER 320; [1953] 1 WLR 773		United Kingdom	circa 1953	LexisNexis	13
Langmaid v Dobsons Vegetable Machinery Pty Ltd	[2014] TASFC 6; 24 Tas R 18	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	4 Jul 2014	AustLII	12
(1970) 44 Aljr 360n	(1970) 44 ALJR 360N		Australia	circa 1970		11
Suda Ltd v Sims	[2013] FCCA 1833	Federal Circuit Court of Australia	Australia	15 Nov 2013	AustLII	10
Meskenas v ACP Publishing Pty Ltd	[2006] FMCA 1136; [2006] AIPC 92-216; (2006) 70 IPR 172	Federal Magistrates Court of Australia	Australia	14 Aug 2006	AustLII	10
R v Miller	[2001] NSWCCA 209; 127 A Crim R 344	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	24 May 2001	AustLII	10
Lynch v Lynch	(1966) 8 FLR 433		Australia	circa 1966	Legal Online / Westlaw	9
Marshall v Lindsey County Council	[1935] 1 KB 516		United Kingdom	circa 1935	LexisNexis / Westlaw	9
Jane Doe v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd	[2018] NSWSC 1996	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	21 Dec 2018	AustLII	8
Roberson v Icon Distribution Investments Ltd	[2020] ACTSC 320; 15 ACTLR 256	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	2 Dec 2020	AustLII	7
Brocklands Pty Ltd v Tasmanian Networks Pty Ltd	[2020] TASFC 4	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	15 Jun 2020	AustLII	7
General Constructions Pty Ltd v Peterson	[1962] HCA 48; (1962) 108 CLR 251; [1963] ALR 284; 36 ALJR 188	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Sep 1962	AustLII	7
Gubier v Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works	[2020] QCATA 23	Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeals	Australia - Queensland	19 Feb 2020	AustLII	6
Prestage v Barrett	[2021] TASSC 27	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	2 Jul 2021	AustLII	4
AS v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (Ruling	[2016] VSC 351	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	30 Jun 2016	AustLII	4
NM Rural Enterprises Pty Ltd v Rimanui Farms Ltd	[2013] NSWSC 309	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	12 Apr 2013	AustLII	4
Inspector Patton v Western Freight Management Pty Ltd	[2008] NSWIRComm 217	New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission	Australia - New South Wales	20 Nov 2008	AustLII	4
F D R Pty Ltd v Gilmore; Gilmore v Cecil Bros	(1998) 80 IR 411			circa 1998		4
Storozuk v Commissioner for Railways	(1963) 63 SR (NSW) 581; 80 WN (NSW) 1080	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1963		4
D ’ Arcy v Caltex	[2019] ACTCA 27; 347 FLR 367	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory - Court of Appeal	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	23 Oct 2019	AustLII	3
BestCare Foods Ltd v Origin Energy LPG Ltd (formerly Boral Gas (NSW) Pty Ltd)	[2011] NSWSC 908	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	23 Aug 2011	AustLII	3
Gillett v New South Wales	[2009] NSWSC 421	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 May 2009	AustLII	3
Sunsie Pty Ltd As Trustee for the Sunsie Trust v KDD Conveyancing Services Pty Ltd	[2023] WASC 18	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	14 Feb 2023	AustLII	2
Wearing-Smith v Swift	[2014] NSWDC 159	District Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	9 Oct 2014	AustLII	2
Alananzeh v Zgool Form Pty Ltd	[2024] ACTSC 16	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	26 Jun 2024	AustLII	1
Hossain v Unity Grammar College Ltd	[2019] NSWSC 1313	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	1 Oct 2019	AustLII	1
Motor Accidents Insurance Board v Lester	[2016] TASSC 2	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	18 Jan 2016	AustLII	1
Department of Ageing, Disability & Home Care v Fenwick	[2009] NSWWCCPD 104	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	24 Aug 2009	AustLII	1
Ors v McDonald	[2001] NSWSC 1202	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	14 Dec 2001	AustLII	1
[1937] AC 94	[1937] AC 94		United Kingdom	circa 1937	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
Garling v Patiniotis	[2024] TASSC 29	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	17 Jun 2024	AustLII
The Owners âe" Strata Plan No 84411 v The Council of the City of Sydney; The Owners âe" Strata Plan No 84717 v The Council of the City of Sydney	[2021] NSWLEC 1347	Land and Environment Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Jun 2021	AustLII
Rawson Homes Pty Ltd v Donnelly	[2005] NSWCA 211	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	23 Jun 2005	AustLII

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