Paikan v Western Sydney Local Health District [2020] NSWDC 252

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Paikan v Western Sydney Local Health District [2020] NSWDC 252 Hearing dates: 23 April 2020 and 6 May 2020 Date of orders: 29 May 2020 Decision date: 29 May 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 151D(2) of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) I extend time nunc pro tunc in relation to the plaintiff's statement of claim filed in these proceedings so as to continue the plaintiff's claim for damages for personal injury sustained during the course of her employment on 25 January 2010. (2) Costs reserved with liberty to apply. (3) The parties are granted leave to bring in Short Minutes of Order for a timetable for the case management of these proceedings. Catchwords: WORKERS COMPENSATION – application for leave for extension of time – work injury damages – explanation for delay – prejudice – extension of time granted Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 97 and 98 Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 66, 151D, 151DA, 151H Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW), ss 260, 280B, 281, 282 313 and 314 Cases Cited: ABALink Early Intervention Services Pty Ltd v Danford [2019] NSWCA 97 ASB-Tech Services Pty Ltd (in Liquidation) v Doeland & Anor [2003] NSWCA 167 Chaffey v MPM Maintenance Services Pty Ltd & Anor [2019] NSWDC 260 Davis v Qantas Airways Limited [2018] NSWDC 260 De Jong v Workers Compensation Nominal Insurer & Anor [2018] NSWDC 176 Fleming v State of New South Wales [2015] NSWDC 104 Gallagher Bassett Services Pty Ltd v Murdock [2013] NSWCA 386 Gower v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 132 Grech v Bando Contracting Pty Ltd [2014] NSWDC 257 Hornby v Nominal Defendant [2007] NSWCA 222 Howley v Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 447 Itek Graphix Limited v Elliott [2002] NSWCA 104; (2002) 54 NSWLR 207 Jones v Spackman [2014] NSWDC 139 Law v Eurocars (Northshore) Pty Ltd [2019] NSWDC 665 Mealing v Chand [2003] NSWCA 205; (2003) 57 NSWLR 305 Oran Park Motor Sport Pty Ltd v Fleissig [2002] NSWCA 371 Roberts v King Tomislav Croatian Club Ltd [2019] NSWDC 121 Singh v Singh [2017] NSWCA 15 Smith v Morton [2004] NSWCA 84 The Salvation Army (South Australia Property Trust) v Rundle [2008] NSWCA 347 Van Der Borght v Memjet North Ryde Pty Ltd [2018] NSWDC 346 Van Garderen v Channel Seven Melbourne Pty Ltd [2016] VCC 953 Young v Reece Australia Pty Limited [2018] NSWDC 465 Texts Cited: Sam Kennedy and Eliza Hannon, "Recent Decisions: Stable hand gets a start despite slow-running lawyers – Jones v Spackman [2014] NSWDC 139 – 22 July 2014", Turks Legal Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Masooda Paikan Defendant: Western Sydney Local Health District Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr J de Greenlaw Defendant: Mr E O'Neill