State of New South Wales v Walsh [2020] NSWSC 807

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: State of New South Wales v Walsh [2020] NSWSC 807 Hearing dates: 1 March 2019 Date of orders: 26 June 2020 Decision date: 26 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (1) The time for the filing of the appeal is extended to allow the filing of the appeal in the instant case on 27 November 2018 and the rules are waived to the extent necessary to achieve that outcome; (2) The appeal is dismissed; (3) The appellant shall pay the respondent's costs of and incidental to the appeal. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – Associate Justices – discussion of jurisdiction of judge in Division to hear appeal – effect of s 48 of Supreme Court Act – interaction of UCPR and SCR – jurisdiction allocated to Court of Appeal – exercise of jurisdiction under s 51 of Supreme Court Act CIVIL PROCEDURE – Summary disposal – appeal from dismissal of application for summary dismissal – leave to file Amended pleading – directions LIMITATION OF ACTIONS – Personal Injury – Negligence – Police Officer – Discoverability – knowledge of fault of defendant – knowledge of connection between damage and fault – Associate judge determined to hear Limitation Act issues at substantive hearing – medical evidence indicating exacerbation of injury by two sets of cross-examination – exercise of discretion Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW), s 32 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 8, 9, 10, 11, 56, 64 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), ss 11(3), 50C, 52, 60I, 60G Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 (NSW), ss 4, 22 Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 (NSW), Pt 2, ss 32, 118 Police Act 1990 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), ss 6, 19, 25, 31, 38, 40, 41(1)(a), 44, 46, 48, 51, 75A, 75(8), 101(1)(a), 104, 109 Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW), Pt 60 r 17 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 49.1, 49.4, 49.8 Cases Cited: Allesch v Maunz (2000) 203 CLR 172; [2000] HCA 40 Australian Communist Party v The Commonwealth (1951) 83 CLR 1; [1951] HCA 5 Ball v McInerney [2014] NSWCA 331 Builders Licensing Board v Sperway Constructions (Syd) Pty Ltd (1976) 135 CLR 616; [1976] HCA 62 CDJ v VAJ (1998) 197 CLR 172; [1998] HCA 76 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62; [1949] HCA 1 Do Carmo v Ford Excavations Pty Ltd [1981] 1 NSWLR 409 Edwards v Noble (1971) 125 CLR 296; [1971] HCA 54 El-Saeidy v NSW Land & Housing Corporation [2014] NSWCA 172 Evans v Bartlam [1937] AC 473 Ex parte Australian Sporting Club Ltd; Re Dash (1947) 47 SR (NSW) 283 Farah Constructions v Say-Dee (2007) 230 CLR 89; [2007] HCA 22 Fawcett v Cannon [2007] NSWSC 1267 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 GIO v Weeks; GIO v Kalff [1981] 1 NSWLR 713 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499; [1936] HCA 40 Johnstone v Johnstone (1902) 2 SR (NSW) Eq 90 Kentwell v The Queen (2014) 252 CLR 601; [2014] HCA 37 Knight v Kelly (Court of Appeal (NSW), 25 July 1978, unrep) Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 390; [2010] HCA 32 Kotsis v Kotsis (1970) 122 CLR 69; [1970] HCA 61 Modbury Triangle Shopping Centre Pty Ltd v Anzil (2000) 205 CLR 254; [2000] HCA 61 Optus Administration Pty Ltd v Glenn Wright by his tutor James Stuart Wright (2017) 94 NSWLR 229; [2017] NSWCA 21 Patronis v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 516 Perpetual Executors and Trustees Association of Australia Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1948) 77 CLR 1; [1948] HCA 24 Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW v Dederer (2007) 234 CLR 330; [2007] HCA 42 Shrimpton v The Commonwealth (1945) 69 CLR 613; [1945] HCA 4 Sills v State of New South Wales [2019] NSWCA 4 Simpson Ltd v Arcipreste (1989) 53 SASR 9 Sullivan v Moody (2001) 207 CLR 562; [2001] HCA 59 Sweeney v Fitzhardinge (1906) 4 CLR 716; [1906] HCA 73; Victorian Stevedoring and General Contracting Co Pty Ltd and Meakes v Dignan (1931) 46 CLR 73; [1931] HCA 34 Warren v Coombes (1979) 142 CLR 531; [1979] HCA 9 Category: Principal judgment Parties: State of New South Wales (Defendant/Appellant) Wendy Walsh (Plaintiff/Respondent) Representation: Counsel: B K Nolan (Defendant/Appellant) J Morris SC/M N Hammond (Plaintiff/Respondent)