Harris v Evans Built Pty Ltd
[2025] QSC 104 · Treston J
Incident & injury
Trench collapsed on the plaintiff at a construction worksite
- Incident date
- 23 August 2019
- Location
- Rothwell construction site
Quick facts
- Date of judgment
- 20 May 2025
- Claim type
- Hybrid (WCRA + PIPA)
- Proceeding
- Interlocutory
- Plaintiff outcome
- Successful
- Occupation
- Site foreman / foreman concreter Technician / Trade Worker
Outcome
The plaintiff was granted leave to join Assured Concreting Services Pty Ltd as a third defendant and obtained an extension of the limitation period under s 31(2) of the LAA. The court found that disclosure of the signed subcontract on 2 July 2024 constituted a material fact of a decisive character not previously within the plaintiff's means of knowledge.
Key issues
Harris v Evans Built Pty Ltd [2025] QSC 104
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