Pearson v Nepean Blue Mountains Heal District [2020] NSWSC 1278

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Pearson v Nepean Blue Mountains Heal District [2020] NSWSC 1278 Hearing dates: 5 August 2020 Date of orders: 18 September 2020 Decision date: 18 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that: (1) The decision of the Registrar dated 20 April 2020 is set aside. (2) In lieu, I order that the compensation to relatives claim and the nervous shock claims be transferred from the District Court to this Court. (3) Costs are costs in the cause. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Judicial review – Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 49.19 – Review of Registrar's decision not to transfer proceedings from the District Court to Supreme Court Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 140 Compensation to Relatives Act 1897 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 49.19, 49.20 Cases Cited: Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v Cosmidis; Boral Bricks Pty Ltd v DM & BP Wiskich Pty Ltd [2013] NSWCA 443 Coote v Kelly [2016] NSWSC 1447 De Sales v Ingrilli (2002) 212 CLR 338; (2002) 193 ALR 130 Dodd v Wentworth Community Housing Limited [2017] NSWSC 1424 General Steel Industries Inc v New South Wales (1967) 40 ALJR 464 Griffiths v Kerkemeyer (1977) 139 CLR 16; (1977) 15 ALR 387 Lazare v City of Sydney Council and Others [2015] NSWSC 1456 Nguyen v Nguyen (1990) 169 CLR 245 Portal Software International Pty Ltd v Bodsworth [2005] NSWSC 115 Scott Anthony Highland v Yarrahabi Holdings Community House Inc [2020] NSWSC 12 Scott Anthony Highland v Yarrahapinni Holdings Community House Inc [2020] NSWSC 12 Solarus Projects Pty Ltd v Vero Insurance Ltd [2013] NSWSC 328 Tauri v Janlin Circuses Pty Ltd (t/as Stardust Circus) [2017] NSWSC 1337 Tomko v Palasty (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 369 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Robert Pearson (First Plaintiff) Elizabeth Pearson (Second Plaintiff) Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (First Defendant) Western Sydney Local Health District (Second Defendant) Ronald Chin (Third Defendant) Peter Flynn (Fourth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Daley (Plaintiffs) A Horvath (Defendants)