Ward v Corrimal-Balgownie Collieries Ltd 116

[1938] HCA 70; (1938) 61 CLR 120

High Court of Australia

Australia - Commonwealth

23rd December, 1938

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Martin v Queensland Property Investments Pty Ltd	[2025] NSWPICPD 1	Personal Injury Commission of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	14 Jan 2025	AustLII
Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v Isaac	[2024] NSWPICPD 84	Personal Injury Commission of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	16 Dec 2024	AustLII
Martin v Queensland Property Investments	[2023] NSWPIC 586	Personal Injury Commission of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	3 Nov 2023	AustLII	1
Guskic v Ritchies Stores Pty Ltd (Rulings)	[2023] VCC 1722	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	26 Oct 2023	AustLII
Mule v Victorian WorkCover Authority	[2022] VSC 664	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	3 Nov 2022	AustLII
Walker and Comcare (Compensation)	[2022] AATA 984	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	29 Apr 2022	AustLII
Carr Enterprises Pty Ltd T/As Carr Farms v M	[2022] TASCAT 36	Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Tasmania	7 Apr 2022	AustLII
Bainbridge v Westside Meats Pty Ltd	[2021] VSC 320	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	4 Jun 2021	AustLII	12
Tasmania (Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment) v M	[2020] TASWRCT 13	Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	23 Apr 2020	AustLII
De Aguiar v Villa Dalmacia Aged Care Association Inc	[2019] WADC 130	District Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	20 Sep 2019	AustLII	1
Hurley and Australian Capital Territory (Compensation)	[2019] AATA 2450	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	8 Aug 2019	AustLII	5
Cosgrove-Kaye and Comcare	[2019] AATA 1238	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	7 Jun 2019	AustLII	7
Lang v Spendless Shoes Pty Ltd	[2019] VSC 376	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	7 Jun 2019	AustLII	10
Renouf and Comcare (Compensation)	[2019] AATA 1055	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	29 May 2019	AustLII	2
C v Tasmania (Department of Police & Emergency Management)	[2019] TASWRCT 12	Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	11 Apr 2019	AustLII	1
Murugesu v Ruban Pty Ltd	[2018] VSC 276	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	29 May 2018	AustLII	3
Return to Work Corporation of South Australia v Robinson	[2018] SASCFC 32	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	11 May 2018	AustLII	12
Engine Protection Equipment Pty Ltd v Miller	[2018] WASCA 55	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	2 May 2018	AustLII	16
Australian National Hotels v S (Ref	[2018] TASWRCT 3	Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	16 Feb 2018	AustLII
Baigent v Qube Ports Pty Ltd	[2017] WADC 143	District Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	6 Nov 2017	AustLII
Woolworths Ltd v Wagg	[2017] NSWWCCPD 13	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	24 Apr 2017	AustLII	9
Tasmania (Dept of Health & Human Services) v D (Ref	[2017] TASWRCT 7	Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	17 Mar 2017	AustLII
Smith v WA Plantation Resources Pty Ltd	[2017] WADC 8	District Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	27 Jan 2017	AustLII	1
Slater v BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd	[2016] WADC 148	District Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	7 Oct 2016	AustLII	3
Mirrabooka/Nollamara Car Transport v Rintoul	[2016] WADC 58	District Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	20 Apr 2016	AustLII	3
Toth v WorkCover Corporation (Bindarra Pty Ltd)	[2016] SAWCT 8	South Australian Workers Compensation Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	25 Feb 2016	AustLII	4
Lopez-Avila v K & S Freighters Pty Ltd	[2015] FCA 962; (2015) 68 AAR 86	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	28 Aug 2015	AustLII	7
Trustees of the Roman Catholic Church for the Diocese of Parramatta v Barnes	[2015] NSWWCCPD 35	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	15 Jun 2015	AustLII	19
Toth v WorkCover Corporation	[2015] SAWCT 19	South Australian Workers Compensation Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	22 May 2015	AustLII	8
Jaffarie v Quality Castings Pty Ltd	[2014] NSWWCCPD 79	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	10 Mar 2015	AustLII	71
Walsh v Dept of Human Services	[2014] VSCA 244; (2014) 44 VR 244	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	3 Oct 2014	AustLII	10
Camden Council v Victory	[2014] NSWWCCPD 60	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	15 Sep 2014	AustLII
Luxotica Retail Australia Pty Ltd v Susak	[2014] NSWWCCPD 36	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	13 Jun 2014	AustLII	1
Department of Human Services v Kotzman	[2013] VSC 360	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	18 Jul 2013	AustLII	2
Hopitea v CSR (WorkCover)	[2013] VMC 8	Magistrates' Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	15 Mar 2013	AustLII
Catholic Education Office of WA v Granitto	[2012] WASCA 266	Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - Western Australia	20 Dec 2012	AustLII	50
PMP Directories Pty Ltd v Tran	[2012] NSWWCCPD 71	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	28 Nov 2012	AustLII	2
Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer v Massoud	[2012] NSWWCCPD 62	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	31 Oct 2012	AustLII
Minter Ellison	[2012] VSC 375	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	10 Oct 2012	AustLII	8
OneSteel Ltd v Devine	[2012] NSWWCCPD 52	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	19 Sep 2012	AustLII	11
North Coast Area Health Service v Felstead	[2011] NSWWCCPD 51	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	13 Sep 2011	AustLII	80
Seal v Transfield Services (Australia) Pty Ltd	[2010] SASCFC 44	Supreme Court of South Australia - Full Court	Australia - South Australia	29 Oct 2010	AustLII	17
Pollard v Walker Australia Pty Ltd	[2010] SAWCT 2	South Australian Workers Compensation Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	8 Feb 2010	AustLII
Awad v Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (NSW)	[2009] NSWWCCPD 53	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	15 May 2009	AustLII
Peterborough Soldiers Memorial Hospital and Health Services Inc	[2008] SAWCT 53	South Australian Workers Compensation Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	8 Oct 2008	AustLII
Broun v Woolworths Ltd	[2008] NSWWCCPD 40	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	31 Mar 2008	AustLII
King Tomislav Croatian Club v Vucic	[2008] NSWWCCPD 33	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	18 Mar 2008	AustLII
Kovacs v Connex Trains Melbourne (WorkCover)	[2007] VMC 13	Magistrates' Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	18 Dec 2007	AustLII
Sibel Atak v Hilton Hotels of Auststralia (Melbourne) Pty Ltd and CGU Workers' Compensation (Vic) Ltd (Workcover)	[2007] VMC 2	Magistrates' Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	20 Jun 2007	AustLII
Grech v Orica Australia Pty Ltd	[2006] VSCA 172; (2006) 14 VR 602	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	31 Aug 2006	AustLII	98
Central Coast Community Care Association v Swanson	[2005] NSWWCCPD 103	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales - Presidential	Australia - New South Wales	5 Sep 2005	AustLII
Sharon Louise Spellman v Returned Services League of	[2004] NTMC 87	Northern Territory Magistrate's Court	Australia - Northern Territory	7 Dec 2004	AustLII
Erdstein v Comcare	[2004] AATA 798; 39 AAR 283	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	30 Jul 2004	AustLII	3
Lavers v WorkCover Corporation/Allianz Australia Workers Compensation (SA) Ltd (RW Miller & Co (SA) Pty Ltd)	[2004] SAWCT 44	South Australian Workers Compensation Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	23 Apr 2004	AustLII	13
Millane v Hacker & Greenberg	[2003] VSC 72	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	19 Mar 2003	AustLII	8
Holz v Camden Park Ex-Servicemen & Bowling Club Ltd	[2003] NSWCC 1; (2003) 25 NSWCCR 49	Compensation Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Feb 2003	AustLII
Hall v Workcover/Allianz Australia (Qantas Airways Ltd)	[2003] SAWCT 3	South Australian Workers Compensation Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	31 Jan 2003	AustLII
Charman v Carter Holt Harvey	[2002] SAWCT 110	South Australian Workers Compensation Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	30 Oct 2002	AustLII
Del Borgo v Niselle	[2002] VSC 368	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	8 Oct 2002	AustLII	8
Naylor v SAS Trustee Corporation	[2002] NSWCC 19; (2002) 23 NSWCCR 385	Compensation Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	10 Apr 2002	AustLII
BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Ltd v Oliver	[2002] NSWCA 76; (2002) 23 NSWCCR 577	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	3 Apr 2002	AustLII	1
Kennedy v Begig	[2001] NSWCC 157; (2001) 22 NSWCCR 517	Compensation Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	10 Sep 2001	AustLII
Zervos v WorkCover Corporation/MMI Workers Compensation (SA) Ltd (Myer Stores Ltd)	[2000] SAWCT 59	South Australian Workers Compensation Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	12 May 2000	AustLII	2
Re MacFarlane and Comcare	[1998] AATA 680	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	2 Sep 1998	AustLII	2
Workcover Coproation v Nzi (Manpower Australia) Pty Ltd v Kramer	[1998] SAWCAT 21	South Australian Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	22 Jul 1998	AustLII
Jones v WorkCover Corporation/Royal and Sun Alliance Workers Compensation (Interactive Personnel International Pty Ltd)	[1998] SAWCT 11	South Australian Workers Compensation Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	18 Feb 1998	AustLII	2
Gruber v Qantas Flight Catering Ltd	[1997] NSWCC 35; (1997) 15 NSWCCR 72	Compensation Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Aug 1997	AustLII
Moran Health Care Services v Woods	[1997] NSWSC 147; (1997) 14 NSWCCR 499	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 Apr 1997	AustLII	30
Workcover Corporation of SA v Bellara Nursing Home	[1997] SASC 6072	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	21 Mar 1997	AustLII
Comcare v Amorbieta	[1996] FCA 312	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 May 1996	AustLII	5
Comcare v Amorebieta	[1996] FCA 1438; (1996) 22 AAR 539	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 May 1996	AustLII	26
Dallazuana v GIO Workers Compensation (Vic) Ltd; Department of Health & Community Services	[1996] VCC 6	County Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	3 Apr 1996	AustLII
Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Corporation v Bellara Nursing Home	[1996] SAIRC 22	South Australian Industrial Relations Court	Australia - South Australia	27 Mar 1996	AustLII
Wilson v Blayney Abattoir County Council & Others	[1995] NSWCC 36; (1995) 12 NSWCCR 509	Compensation Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	1 Dec 1995	AustLII	8
Alexander and Australian Postal Corporation	[1995] AATA 550	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	30 Jun 1995	AustLII
Trent Alfred Fuller v Hank Duchaternier	[1995] SAIRC 30	South Australian Industrial Relations Court	Australia - South Australia	15 Jun 1995	AustLII
Monroe Australia Pty Ltd v Jan Burian	[1995] SAWCAT 78; (1995) 7 WCATR 291	South Australian Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	6 Jun 1995	AustLII	1
Csr Readymix v Steven Dean Lewis	[1995] SAWCAT 49	South Australian Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	1 May 1995	AustLII
Ramon Fabian Ferreyra v The Corporation (Hilton International Adelaide)	[1994] SAWCAT 80	South Australian Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	9 Dec 1994	AustLII
Clutha Ltd v Hunter	[1994] NSWCC 34; (1994) 10 NSWCCR 740	Compensation Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	2 Dec 1994	AustLII
Watts Peterson Automotive Pty Ltd v Peterson	[1994] NSWCC 30; (1994) 10 NSWCCR 653	Compensation Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	31 Oct 1994	AustLII	12
Gaetano Macaro and Telstra Corporation Ltd	[1994] AATA 290	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	30 Sep 1994	AustLII
Burian v Monroe (No 2)	[1994] SAWCRP 577		Australia	14 Sep 1994	AustLII
Nominal Insurer v GF Morandini Earthworks Pty Ltd	[1994] NTSC 11	Supreme Court of the Northern Territory	Australia - Northern Territory	4 Feb 1994	AustLII	1
Duchatenier v Fuller	[1993] SAIRC 46	South Australian Industrial Relations Court	Australia - South Australia	26 Nov 1993	AustLII
Murray and Comcare	[1993] AATA 716	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	19 Nov 1993	AustLII
Shehata Ibrahim Shehata v Australian Postal Corporation	[1993] FCA 458	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Sep 1993	AustLII	1
Reavill v WorkCover (Quicksilver Transport)	[1993] SAWCRP 455		Australia	21 Jul 1993	AustLII
WorkCover Corporation (Hot Pave Pty Ltd) v Sainsbury	[1993] SAWCAT 49; 5 WCATR 261	South Australian Workers Compensation Appeal Tribunal	Australia - South Australia	20 Jul 1993	AustLII	2
Shehata and Australian Postal Corporation	[1992] AATA 811	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	14 Oct 1992	AustLII
Re Marlene Venohr and Australian Telecommunications Corporation	[1991] AATA 213	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	1 Oct 1991	AustLII
Reino Tapio Westlin v Pdc Constructions	[1991] ACTSC 52	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	26 Jul 1991	AustLII
Telescourt v Commonwealth	[1991] FCA 205; (1991) 29 FCR 227	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	17 May 1991	AustLII	41
Johnstone; Commonwealth Banking Corporation and	[1991] AATA 459	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	23 Apr 1991	AustLII
Grantham v SA Health Commission (Pt Augusta Hospital)	[1991] SAWCRP 4		Australia	8 Jan 1991	AustLII
Re Australian Postal Commission v Peter Smith	[1990] FCA 413	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Oct 1990	AustLII
Cannon and Australian Telecommunications Commission	[1990] AATA 611	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	14 Aug 1990	AustLII
Re Leonard Sviaty and Commonwealth of Australia and the Commission of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation of Commonwealth Employees	[1990] AATA 118	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	15 May 1990	AustLII
Howell v The Uniting Church and C E Heath	[1990] TASSC 14	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	6 Apr 1990	AustLII
Re Peter John Wheeler and Reserve Bank of Australia	[1989] AATA 161	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	5 Jul 1989	AustLII
Commonwealth v Smith	[1989] FCA 189; (1989) 18 ALD 224; 10 AAR 277	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	26 May 1989	AustLII	52
Re Claire Sarkis and Commonwealth of Australia	[1989] AATA 120	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	12 May 1989	AustLII
Re Dorit Van Campenhaut and Commonwealth of Australia	[1989] AATA 108	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	2 May 1989	AustLII
Armitstead and Commonwealth of Australia	[1987] AATA 899	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	31 Dec 1987	AustLII
Holmyard v The Marine Board of Hobart	[1987] TASSC 22	Supreme Court of Tasmania	Australia - Tasmania	16 Mar 1987	AustLII
Robinson and Australian Telecommunications Commission	[1986] AATA 568	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	6 Oct 1986	AustLII
Re Ronald John Reynolds and Commonwealth of Australia	[1986] AATA 48	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	24 Feb 1986	AustLII
Re William Edward Kairns and Australian National Railways Commission	[1982] AATA 117	Administrative Appeals Tribunal	Australia	11 Jun 1982	AustLII
Davies v Kalgoorlie Lake View Pty Ltd	[1978] WASC 63	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	14 Apr 1978	AustLII
Floreani Bros v Woolscourers (SA) Ltd	[1975] SASC 2519	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	20 Jun 1975	AustLII
Bratovich v Rheem	[1971] SASC 1070	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	10 Sep 1971	AustLII
Darling Island Stevedoring & Lighterage Co Ltd v Hankinson	[1967] HCA 10; (1967) 117 CLR 19; [1967] ALR 545; 40 ALJR 544	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	27 Apr 1967	AustLII	177
Williams v Metropolitan Coal Co Ltd	[1948] HCA 8; (1948) 76 CLR 431; [1948] 2 ALR 343	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Aug 1948	AustLII	100
Dawkins v Metropolitan Coal Co Ltd	[1947] HCA 52; (1947) 75 CLR 169; [1948] 2 ALR 533; (1947) 21 ALJR 403	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Dec 1947	AustLII	20
Dawkins v Metropolitan Coal Co Ltd	[1947] ArgusLawRp 121; (1948) 55 ALR 533	Argus Law Reports	Australia	15 Dec 1947	AustLII	4

Law Reform Reports Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
- Accident Compensation: a Transport Accidents Scheme for New South Wales	[1984] NSWLRC 43	New South Wales Law Reform Commission	Australia - New South Wales	circa 1984	AustLII

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Workers' Compensation Act 1926 (NSW)
Workmen's Compensation Act 1906

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
Wheatley v Lambton, Hetton & Joicey Collieries Ltd	(1937) 2 All ER 756		United Kingdom	circa 1937	LexisNexis	1
McCann v Scottish Co-operative Laundry Association Ltd	(1936) 1 All ER 475; (1936) 154 LT 503; [1935] SC 65		United Kingdom - Scotland	circa 1935	LexisNexis	34
Wicks v Union Steamship Co of New Zealand Ltd	[1933] HCA 58; (1933) 50 CLR 328	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	24 Nov 1933	AustLII	81
Partridge Jones & John Paton Ltd v James	[1933] AC 501; [1933] All ER 316; (1933) 26 BWCC 277		United Kingdom	circa 1933	LexisNexis / Westlaw	28
Ltd v Batten	(1933) 150 LT 186		United Kingdom	circa 1933		2
Birch Bros Ltd v Brown	[1931] AC 605		United Kingdom	circa 1931	LexisNexis / Westlaw	20
Birch Brothers Ltd v Brown	(1930) 2 KB 255		United Kingdom	circa 1930	LexisNexis / Westlaw	2
Lomax	(1926) 135 LT 564		United Kingdom	circa 1926		3
Stowell v Ellerman Lines Ltd	(1923) 16 BWCC 46; 128 LT 823		United Kingdom	circa 1923	LexisNexis	7
King v Port of London Authority	[1920] AC 1		United Kingdom	circa 1920	LexisNexis / Westlaw	35
Hart v Cory Bros Ltd	(1916) 1 KB 172		United Kingdom	circa 1916	LexisNexis / Westlaw	3
Mcnally v Furness, Withy & Co Ltd	[1913] UKLawRpKQB 143; [1913] 3 KB 605; 6 BWCC 64		United Kingdom	21 Jul 1913	CommonLII	8
Harwood v Wyken Colliery Co	[1913] UKLawRpKQB 31; (1913) 2 KB 158		United Kingdom	20 Feb 1913	CommonLII	58
Ball v William Hunt & Sons Ltd	[1912] UKLawRpAC 29; [1912] AC 496; 5 BWCC 459		United Kingdom	13 May 1912	CommonLII	223
Hargreave v Haughhead Coal Co	[1912] UKLawRpAC 24; [1912] AC 319		United Kingdom	12 Mar 1912	CommonLII	7
Clover, Clayton & Co Ltd v Hughes	[1910] UKLawRpAC 7; [1910] AC 242; [1908-10] All ER 220; 3 BWCC 275; 247 LT 513		United Kingdom	14 Mar 1910	CommonLII	141
Jamieson v Fife Coal Co Ltd	(1903) 5 Fraser 958		United Kingdom - Scotland	circa 1903		1
Lewis v Wrexham and Acton Collieries Ltd	9 BWCC 518; (1916) 115 LT 367		United Kingdom	circa 1908	LexisNexis	2

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