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Thompson v Bankstown Corporation   flag  72

[1953] HCA 5; (1953) 87 CLR 619
High Court of Australia
Australia - Commonwealth
5th March, 1953

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index † 
Brodie v Singleton Shire Council; Ghantous v Hawkesbury Shire Council [2001] HCA 29; (2001) 206 CLR 512; (2001) 180 ALR 145; (2001) 75 ALJR 992; (2001) 114 LGERA 235; [2001] Aust Torts Reports 81-607; (2001) 33 MVR 289; (2001) 22 Leg Rep 13 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 31 May 2001 AustLII flag 711
Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan [2002] HCA 54; (2002) 211 CLR 540; (2002) 194 ALR 337; (2002) 77 ALJR 183; [2003] Aust Torts Reports 81-681; (2002) 125 LGERA 1; (2002) 23 Leg Rep 2; 234 IPR 74 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 5 Dec 2002 AustLII flag 683
Jaensch v Coffey [1984] HCA 52; (1984) 155 CLR 549; (1984) 54 ALR 417; (1984) 58 ALJR 426; [1984] Aust Torts Reports 80-300; (1984) 1 MVR 257 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 20 Aug 1984 AustLII flag 529
Burnie Port Authority v General Jones Pty Ltd [1994] HCA 13; (1994) 179 CLR 520; (1994) 120 ALR 42; (1994) 68 ALJR 331; [1994] Aust Torts Reports 81-264 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 24 Mar 1994 AustLII flag 466
British Railways Board v Herrington [1972] UKHL 1; [1972] AC 877; [1972] 1 All ER 749; 1972 2 WLR 537 House of Lords United Kingdom 16 Feb 1972 BAILII flag 264
Hackshaw v Shaw [1984] HCA 84; (1984) 155 CLR 614; 56 ALR 417; 59 ALJR 156; [1984] Aust Torts Reports 80-312 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 11 Dec 1984 AustLII flag 234
Caledonian Collieries Ltd v Speirs [1957] HCA 14; (1957) 97 CLR 202 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Mar 1957 AustLII flag 109
Waverley Council v Ferreira [2005] NSWCA 418; [2005] Aust Torts Reports 81-818 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 1 Dec 2005 AustLII flag 92
Shellharbour City Council v Rigby [2006] NSWCA 308; (2006) 150 LGERA 11; [2006] Aust Torts Reports 81-864 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 27 Nov 2006 AustLII flag 88
Watt v Rama [1972] VicRp 40; [1972] VR 353 Australia - Victoria 14 Dec 1971 AustLII flag 64
Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Cardy [1960] HCA 45; (1960) 104 CLR 274; [1961] ALR 16; (1960) 34 ALJR 134 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 25 Jul 1960 AustLII flag 58
Erickson v Bagley [2015] VSCA 220 Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal Australia - Victoria 25 Aug 2015 AustLII flag 48
Southern Colour (Vic) Pty Ltd v Parr [2017] VSCA 301 Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal Australia - Victoria 20 Oct 2017 AustLII flag 46
Fitzpatrick v Job t/as Jobs Engineering [2007] WASCA 63; (2007) 14 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-731; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-891 Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal Australia - Western Australia 20 Mar 2007 AustLII flag 40
Public Transport Commission (NSW) v Perry [1977] HCA 32; (1977) 137 CLR 107; 14 ALR 273; 51 ALJR 620 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 22 Jun 1977 AustLII flag 40
Transfield Services (Australia) v Hall [2008] NSWCA 294; (2008) 75 NSWLR 12; 15 ANZ Insurance Cases 61-787; [2008] Aust Torts Reports 81-979 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 10 Nov 2008 AustLII flag 27
Munnings v Hydro-Electric Commission [1971] HCA 27; (1971) 125 CLR 1; [1971] ALR 609; (1971) 25 LGRA 149; (1971) 45 ALJR 378 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 30 Jun 1971 AustLII flag 25
Sydney County Council v Dell'Oro [1974] HCA 47; (1974) 132 CLR 97; 4 ALR 417; 48 ALJR 471 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 4 Nov 1974 AustLII flag 22
Lindsay-Field v Three Chimneys Farm Pty Ltd [2010] VSC 436 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 29 Sep 2010 AustLII flag 21
Sutherland Shire Council v Henshaw [2004] NSWCA 386 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 10 Dec 2004 AustLII flag 21
Rich v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1959] HCA 37; (1959) 101 CLR 135; [1959] ALR 1104 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 21 Aug 1959 AustLII flag 18
Central Goldfields Shire v Haley [2009] VSCA 101; (2009) 24 VR 378; (2009) 167 LGERA 268; [2009] Aust Torts Reports 82-018 Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal Australia - Victoria 24 Jun 2009 AustLII flag 17
Goode v Thompson [2001] QSC 287; [2001] Aust Torts Reports 81-617 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 2 Jul 2001 AustLII flag 13
Cooper v Southern Portland Cement Ltd [1972] HCA 28; (1972) 128 CLR 427 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 5 May 1972 AustLII flag 13
Electricity Networks Corporation v Herridge Parties [2022] HCA 37; (2022) 276 CLR 271; (2022) 406 ALR 1; 96 ALJR 1106 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 7 Dec 2022 AustLII flag 10
Brocklands Pty Ltd v Tasmanian Networks Pty Ltd [2020] TASFC 4 Supreme Court of Tasmania Australia - Tasmania 15 Jun 2020 AustLII flag 7
Cahill v New South Wales (Department of Education and Training and Department of Juvenile Justice) (No 2) [2008] NSWIRComm 246 New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission Australia - New South Wales 19 Dec 2008 AustLII flag 7
Walker v Adelaide City Corporation [2004] SASC 98; (2004) 88 SASR 225 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 16 Apr 2004 AustLII flag 7
Ryan v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [1999] NSWSC 1236 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 16 Dec 1999 AustLII flag 7
Hercules Textile Mills Pty Ltd v K & H Textile Engineers Pty Ltd [1955] VicLawRp 13; [1955] VLR 310 Australia - Victoria 21 Mar 1955 AustLII flag 7
Palmer v RTA [2001] NSWSC 846 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 20 Dec 2001 AustLII flag 6
Leyden v Caboolture Shire Council [2007] QCA 134 Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal Australia - Queensland 20 Apr 2007 AustLII flag 4
Shaw v Hackshaw [1983] VicRp 75; [1983] 2 VR 65 Australia - Victoria 17 Dec 1982 AustLII flag 4
Eastside Scaffolding v Kazic [2008] NSWCA 146 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 25 Jun 2008 AustLII flag 3
Carlisle v Mullrai Pty Ltd [2000] NSWCA 190; (2000) 31 MVR 312 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 3 Aug 2000 AustLII flag 3
Bilson v Vatsonic Communications Pty Ltd (ACN 093 786 004) [2024] QDC 42 District Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland 16 Apr 2024 AustLII flag 2
Block v Powercor Australia Ltd [2019] VSC 15 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 6 Feb 2019 AustLII flag 2
Latrobe Council v Williams [2007] TASSC 77 Supreme Court of Tasmania Australia - Tasmania 27 Sep 2007 AustLII flag 2
Kazic v GIO Workers Compensation (NSW) Ltd [2007] NSWDC 342 District Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 5 Oct 2007 AustLII flag 1
Alinta Gas Networks Pty Ltd v James [2007] WASCA 155; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-900 Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal Australia - Western Australia 20 Jul 2007 AustLII flag 1
Inspector Reynolds v Ocean Parade Pty Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 400 New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission Australia - New South Wales 15 Dec 2006 AustLII flag 1
Warnock v Victoria [2006] VSCA 205 Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal Australia - Victoria 6 Oct 2006 AustLII flag 1
Nationwide News Ltd v Power & Water Authority [2006] NTSC 32 Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Australia - Northern Territory 11 Apr 2006 AustLII flag 1
Evans & Evans v Rivett Arboricultural & Waste Equipment Hire Pty Ltd [2005] SADC 172 District Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 23 Dec 2005 AustLII flag 1
Rigby v Shellharbour City Council [2005] NSWSC 86 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 8 Apr 2005 AustLII flag 1
Victorian Railways Commissioners v Seal [1966] VicRp 16 Australia - Victoria 24 Sep 1965 AustLII flag 1
Western Power v Herridge Parties [2022] HCATrans 145 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 6 Sep 2022 AustLII flag
Stone v Kennedy Plumbing Services (Vic) Pty Ltd [2021] VCC 1872 County Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 29 Nov 2021 AustLII flag
Michel v Broadlex Services Pty Ltd [2020] ACTSC 57 Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory Australia - Australian Capital Territory 13 Mar 2020 AustLII flag
Shvarts v Scentre Shopping Management Pty Ltd [2018] NSWDC 154 District Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 4 May 2018 AustLII flag
Daniels v Boardman [2015] ACTMC 3 Australia 10 Feb 2015 AustLII flag
"Table of Cases" [2013] ELECD 93 Edited Legal Collections Data Australia circa 2013 AustLII flag
Vuli v BW Holdings Ltd [2008] FJHC 351 High Court of Fiji Fiji 17 Dec 2008 PacLII flag
Western Australia v Anne Patricia Mcfarlane [1998] WASCA 102 Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal Australia - Western Australia 20 Apr 1998 AustLII flag
M S Pederson v J A Barclay and D L Barclay; Hillside Homes Pty Ltd v N J Ure Holdings Pty Ltd [1996] NSWSC 235 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 27 Jun 1996 AustLII flag
Darwin Port Authority v Zoltac [1995] NTSC 60 Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Australia - Northern Territory 23 May 1995 AustLII flag
McCabe v Structural Engineering Co of WA Pty Ltd [1972] WASC 90 Supreme Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 22 Dec 1972 AustLII flag

Law Reform Reports Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index † 
- Occupiers' Liability, Consultation Paper on (LRC CP 7-1993) [1993] IELRC 2 Irish Law Reform Commission Republic of Ireland circa 1993 BAILII flag
- Project 62 - The Liability of Highway Authorities for Non-Feasance [1981] WALRC 57 Western Australian Law Reform Commission Australia - Western Australia circa 1981 AustLII flag
- Project 62 - The Liability of Highway Authorities for Non-Feasance [1981] WALRC 1 Western Australian Law Reform Commission Australia - Western Australia circa 1981 AustLII flag

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index † 
"Legislative and Judicial Law-Making: Can We Locate an Identifiable Boundary" (2003) 24 Adelaide Law Review 15 Mason, Anthony Australia circa 2003 AustLII flag 11
"Common Law - Tears in the Fabric, The" (1969-1970) 7 Melbourne University Law Review 97 Maher, F K H Australia circa 1970 AustLII flag 2
"Two Problems of Occupiers' Liability: Part One - the Occupiers' Liability Acts and the Common Law" (2015) 39 Melbourne University Law Review 128 Handford, Peter; McGivern, Brenda Australia circa 2015 AustLII flag 1
"Towards a General Theory of Negligence and Occupiers' Liability" (1959-1960) 2 Melbourne University Law Review 472 Lucke, Horst K Australia circa 1960 AustLII flag 1
"Table of Cases" [2013] ELECD 93 Edited Legal Collections Data Australia circa 2013 AustLII flag
"Century of Torts: Western Australian Appeals to the High Court 1903-2003, A" (2004-2005) 32 University of Western Australia Law Review 106 Handford, Peter Australia - Western Australia circa 2005 AustLII flag
"An End To The Short Reign Of Anns: The Contracted Liability Of Local Authorities In Australia For Defective Structures" [1986] QITLawJl 1 (1986) 2 Queensland Institute of Technology Law Journal 1 Gardiner, D G Australia - Queensland circa 1986 AustLII flag
"Occupiers' Liability Act 1983 (VIC) Sanity Restored, The" (1983-1984) 14 Melbourne University Law Review 512 Johnstone, Richard Australia circa 1984 AustLII flag
"The Tort Liability of Local Government Bodies" (1971) 10 (2) University of Western Australia Law Review 99 Burt, f t P Australia - Western Australia circa 1971 AustLII flag
"Occupiers' Liability Law - Some Developments and Criticism" (1968-1970) 3 University of Tasmania Law Review 82 Atkinson, M C Australia - Tasmania circa 1970 AustLII flag
"Benning v Wong" (1970) 7 Melbourne University Law Review 575 Macaw, Ross Australia circa 1970 AustLII flag
"Stare Decisis, Judicial Policy and Punative Damages: Uren v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd, Australian Consolidated Press Ltd v Uren" (1968) 6 Sydney Law Review 111 Lehane, J R Australia circa 1968 AustLII flag
"Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Quinlan (Occupier's Liability)" (1963-1964) 4 Melbourne University Law Review 583 Chettle, T F Australia circa 1964 AustLII flag

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date Full Text Citation Index † 
"Common Law - Tears in the Fabric, The" (1969-1970) 7 Melbourne University Law Review 97 Maher, F K H Australia circa 1970 AustLII flag 2
Swift v Westport Urban District Council [1944] IR 259 circa 1944 2
McGovern v Urban District Council of Clones [1944] IR 282 circa 1944 2
Beck v Carter (1877) 68 NY 283 United States - New York circa 1877 flag 2
760-765 AC 543 760-765 AC 543 United Kingdom circa 1970 LexisNexis / Westlaw flag 2
"Two Problems of Occupiers' Liability: Part One - the Occupiers' Liability Acts and the Common Law" (2015) 39 Melbourne University Law Review 128 Handford, Peter; McGivern, Brenda Australia circa 2015 AustLII flag 1
Kazic v GIO Workers Compensation (NSW) Ltd [2007] NSWDC 342 District Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 5 Oct 2007 AustLII flag 1
Alinta Gas Networks Pty Ltd v James [2007] WASCA 155; [2007] Aust Torts Reports 81-900 Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal Australia - Western Australia 20 Jul 2007 AustLII flag 1
Inspector Reynolds v Ocean Parade Pty Ltd [2006] NSWIRComm 400 New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission Australia - New South Wales 15 Dec 2006 AustLII flag 1
Warnock v Victoria [2006] VSCA 205 Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal Australia - Victoria 6 Oct 2006 AustLII flag 1
Nationwide News Ltd v Power & Water Authority [2006] NTSC 32 Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Australia - Northern Territory 11 Apr 2006 AustLII flag 1
Evans & Evans v Rivett Arboricultural & Waste Equipment Hire Pty Ltd [2005] SADC 172 District Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 23 Dec 2005 AustLII flag 1
Rigby v Shellharbour City Council [2005] NSWSC 86 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 8 Apr 2005 AustLII flag 1
Victorian Railways Commissioners v Seal [1966] VicRp 16 Australia - Victoria 24 Sep 1965 AustLII flag 1
"Towards a General Theory of Negligence and Occupiers' Liability" (1959-1960) 2 Melbourne University Law Review 472 Lucke, Horst K Australia circa 1960 AustLII flag 1
Cuttress v Scaffolding (Great Britain) Ltd [1953] 2 All ER 1075; [1953] 1 WLR 1311 United Kingdom circa 1953 LexisNexis flag 1
McCloskey v Buckley (1918) 223 NY 187 United States - New York circa 1918 flag 1
Jewhurst v City of Syracuse (1888) 108 NY 303 United States - New York circa 1888 flag 1
Western Power v Herridge Parties [2022] HCATrans 145 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 6 Sep 2022 AustLII flag
Stone v Kennedy Plumbing Services (Vic) Pty Ltd [2021] VCC 1872 County Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 29 Nov 2021 AustLII flag
Michel v Broadlex Services Pty Ltd [2020] ACTSC 57 Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory Australia - Australian Capital Territory 13 Mar 2020 AustLII flag
Shvarts v Scentre Shopping Management Pty Ltd [2018] NSWDC 154 District Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 4 May 2018 AustLII flag
Daniels v Boardman [2015] ACTMC 3 Australia 10 Feb 2015 AustLII flag
"Table of Cases" [2013] ELECD 93 Edited Legal Collections Data Australia circa 2013 AustLII flag
Vuli v BW Holdings Ltd [2008] FJHC 351 High Court of Fiji Fiji 17 Dec 2008 PacLII flag
"Century of Torts: Western Australian Appeals to the High Court 1903-2003, A" (2004-2005) 32 University of Western Australia Law Review 106 Handford, Peter Australia - Western Australia circa 2005 AustLII flag
Western Australia v Anne Patricia Mcfarlane [1998] WASCA 102 Supreme Court of Western Australia - Court of Appeal Australia - Western Australia 20 Apr 1998 AustLII flag
M S Pederson v J A Barclay and D L Barclay; Hillside Homes Pty Ltd v N J Ure Holdings Pty Ltd [1996] NSWSC 235 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 27 Jun 1996 AustLII flag
Darwin Port Authority v Zoltac [1995] NTSC 60 Supreme Court of the Northern Territory Australia - Northern Territory 23 May 1995 AustLII flag
- Occupiers' Liability, Consultation Paper on (LRC CP 7-1993) [1993] IELRC 2 Irish Law Reform Commission Republic of Ireland circa 1993 BAILII flag
"An End To The Short Reign Of Anns: The Contracted Liability Of Local Authorities In Australia For Defective Structures" [1986] QITLawJl 1 (1986) 2 Queensland Institute of Technology Law Journal 1 Gardiner, D G Australia - Queensland circa 1986 AustLII flag
"Occupiers' Liability Act 1983 (VIC) Sanity Restored, The" (1983-1984) 14 Melbourne University Law Review 512 Johnstone, Richard Australia circa 1984 AustLII flag
- Project 62 - The Liability of Highway Authorities for Non-Feasance [1981] WALRC 1 Western Australian Law Reform Commission Australia - Western Australia circa 1981 AustLII flag
- Project 62 - The Liability of Highway Authorities for Non-Feasance [1981] WALRC 57 Western Australian Law Reform Commission Australia - Western Australia circa 1981 AustLII flag
McCabe v Structural Engineering Co of WA Pty Ltd [1972] WASC 90 Supreme Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 22 Dec 1972 AustLII flag
"The Tort Liability of Local Government Bodies" (1971) 10 (2) University of Western Australia Law Review 99 Burt, f t P Australia - Western Australia circa 1971 AustLII flag
"Occupiers' Liability Law - Some Developments and Criticism" (1968-1970) 3 University of Tasmania Law Review 82 Atkinson, M C Australia - Tasmania circa 1970 AustLII flag
"Benning v Wong" (1970) 7 Melbourne University Law Review 575 Macaw, Ross Australia circa 1970 AustLII flag
"Stare Decisis, Judicial Policy and Punative Damages: Uren v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd, Australian Consolidated Press Ltd v Uren" (1968) 6 Sydney Law Review 111 Lehane, J R Australia circa 1968 AustLII flag
"Commissioner for Railways (NSW) v Quinlan (Occupier's Liability)" (1963-1964) 4 Melbourne University Law Review 583 Chettle, T F Australia circa 1964 AustLII flag

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