BERKELEY CHALLENGE PTY LTD v BLIGHT; TEMPO SERVICE PTY LTD v BLIGHT [1996] NSWCA 45

BERKELEY CHALLENGE PTY LTD v BLIGHT; TEMPO SERVICE PTY LTD v BLIGHT [1996] NSWCA 45

The notes provided purporting to be the judgment were almost unintelligible and did not adequately state the reasons for the decision. Because parties are entitled to intelligible reasons, the orders below could not stand and were set aside, with the matter remitted for rehearing.

Parties
Appellant: Berkeley Challenge Pty Ltd; Appellant: Tempo Service Pty Ltd; Respondent: Blight
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
18 July 1996
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From the Workers Compensation Court
Outcome
Appeal upheld; orders below set aside and matter remitted for re-hearing.
Legal Topics
Judicial Duty to Give Reasons, Setting Aside Judgments, Remittal for Re Hearing
Civil Procedure Workers Compensation Judicial Duty to Give Reasons Setting Aside Judgments Remittal for Re Hearing

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Parties

Berkeley Challenge Pty Ltd

Appellant

Tempo Service Pty Ltd

Appellant

Blight

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment on Appeal From the Workers Compensation Court

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the judge below provided intelligible and sufficient reasons for judgment
  2. 2 Whether the orders below should be set aside due to unintelligibility of the judgment

Ratio Decidendi

The notes provided purporting to be the judgment were almost unintelligible and did not adequately state the reasons for the decision. Because parties are entitled to intelligible reasons, the orders below could not stand and were set aside, with the matter remitted for rehearing.

Court Disposition

Appeal upheld; orders below set aside and matter remitted for re-hearing.

Orders

  • Orders dated 28 November 1995 set aside
  • Matter remitted for re-hearing to the Workers Compensation Court