Insurance Commission of Western Australia v Container Handlers Pty Ltd

JurisdictionAustralia Federal only
JudgeMcHugh J,Gummow J.,Kirby J.,Callinan J.,Heydon J.
Judgment Date26 May 2004
Neutral Citation[2004] HCA 24,2004-0526 HCA A
CourtHigh Court
Docket NumberP37/2003
Date26 May 2004
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  • Allianz Australia Insurance Ltd v Gsf Australia Pty Ltd
    • Australia
    • High Court
    • 19 May 2005
    ...inanimate — a defect in the vehicle — as if the defect itself could ‘cause’ the injury. As I pointed out in Insurance Commission of Western Australia v Container Handlers Pty Ltd, leaving aside natural catastrophes such as volcanoes, earthquakes and tidal waves, inanimate objects do not cau......
  • Mccarthy v St Paul International Insurance Company Ltd
    • Australia
    • Full Federal Court (Australia)
    • Invalid date
  • Re Woolley; ex parte M276/2003 by Their Next Friend Gs
    • Australia
    • High Court
    • 7 October 2004
    ...78 ALJR 737 at 766–768 [160]–[169]; 206 ALR 130 at 170–173. 245 Insurance Commission of Western Australia v Container Handlers Pty Ltd (2004) 78 ALJR 821 at 843 [115]; 206 ALR 335 at 246 (2004) 78 ALJR 737 at 763–764 [144]–[146]; 206 ALR 130 at 166–167. 247 Done at New York on 20 November 1......
  • Harriton v Stephens
    • Australia
    • High Court
    • 9 May 2006
    ...Sydney Law Review 525 at 540. 209Cattanach (2003) 215 CLR 1 at 53 [137]. 207Cattanach (2003) 215 CLR 1 at 61 [158]; Insurance Commission (WA) v Container Handlers Pty Ltd (2004) 218 CLR 89 at 127 208Ermogenous v Greek Orthodox Community of SA Inc (2002) 209 CLR 95 at 122 [76]. 210 [1982] QB......
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  • Transport accidents while working - Is it a Workcover or TAC claim?
    • Australia
    • Mondaq Australia
    • 31 May 2023
    ...(citation [2021] VCC 2080,) referred to the cases of Insurance Commission of Western Australia v Container Handlers Pty Ltd & Ors (2004) 218 CLR 89 ("Containers") and Zengin v Insurance Commission of Western Australia [2020] VSC 237 The court relied on Justice Moore's summary in Zengin in r......

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