Trustees of the Sydney Grammar School v Winch

• 1. Courts and Tribunals
  2. › Jurisdiction
  3. › Dust Diseases Tribunal
  4. › Exclusive jurisdiction under s 11(1)
  5. › Whether proceedings for nervous shock arising from death from dust-related disease within s 11(1)
  6. › Whether person claiming nervous shock damages 'claiming through' primary victim
  7. › Whether proceedings 'for damages in respect of' dust-related condition or death
  8. › Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 (NSW), s 11(1)
• 1. Courts and Tribunals
  2. › Jurisdiction
  3. › Dust Diseases Tribunal
  4. › Pendent or ancillary jurisdiction
  5. › Whether nervous shock claim could be included as ancillary or related matter
  6. › Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 (NSW), ss 11(3), 11(4)
• 1. Statutory Interpretation
  2. › Construction of relational terms
  3. › Meaning of 'claiming through'
  4. › Whether phrase conveys notion of derivative cause of action
  5. › Whether nervous shock claim derived from primary victim's cause of action
• 1. Statutory Interpretation
  2. › Construction of relational terms
  3. › Meaning of 'in respect of'
  4. › Nature and breadth of relationship required
  5. › Whether damages assessed by reference to claimant's own injury rather than primary victim's condition

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