Andonovski v Park-Tec Engineering Pty Ltd & Anor; Andonovski v East Realisations Pty Limited Formerly t/as Westbus Pty Ltd (No 5)

EX TEMPORE Judgment

1. [1]

   Mr Polin has tendered a copy of documents relating to the renewal of a workers compensation policy, issued by Allianz Australia Workers Compensation NSW Limited to the first defendant Park-Tec Engineering Pty Ltd in respect of the period from 4pm, 30 June 2003 to 4pm, 30 June 2004, during which period the plaintiff suffered his injury.

2. [2]

   Included amongst the tendered documents is a document headed "Renewal Declaration Form" and it describes the first defendant's business as including the manufacture of barbecues and heaters. In that form the first defendant declares it had a total annual wages bill, including employer contributions to superannuation, in the order of $3 million. From this no doubt it will be argued that a company that has no employees would have no need for a workers compensation policy, and that as workers compensation premiums are calculated on the past year's wages bill, subject to any expected variations, a wages bill of $3 million bespeaks a large workforce.

3. [3]

   In my judgment this is in no way covered by the previous ruling I have made in relation to individual wage records concerning the plaintiff and I admit the document as Exhibit 2D8.