Cavanagh v Manning Valley Race Club Ltd [2020] NSWDC 629

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Cavanagh v Manning Valley Race Club Ltd [2020] NSWDC 629 Hearing dates: 16 October 2020 Date of orders: 23 October 2020 Decision date: 23 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Russell SC DCJ Decision: 1. Grant leave nunc pro tunc to the plaintiff to commence these proceedings pursuant to s 151D of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW). 2. Costs of the Motion filed on 3 July 2020 are to be costs in the cause. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – application for leave to commence proceedings under s 151D of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 – whether plaintiff has arguable cause of action – prejudice – notice of intention to claim Legislation Cited: Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 151D Cases Cited: Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor [1996] HCA 25; (1996) 186 CLR 541 Gower v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 132 Holt v Wynter [2000] NSWCA 143; (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 Howley v Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 447 Itek Graphix Limited v Elliott [2001] NSWCA 442; (2002) 54 NSWLR 207 McMartin v Huricon Manufacturing & Sales Pty Limited [2014] NSWSC 1812 Saad v J Robins & Sons Pty Limited [2003] NSWCA 87 Salido v Nominal Defendant (1993) 32 NSWLR 524 Sydney City Council v Zegarac (1998) 43 NSWLR 195 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Anthony Cavanagh (Plaintiff) Manning Valley Race Club Ltd(Defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Menary (Plaintiff) S Flett (Defendant)