Hawley v Wesley Community Services Ltd [2020] NSWDC 630

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hawley v Wesley Community Services Ltd [2020] NSWDC 630 Hearing dates: 16 October 2020 Date of orders: 23 October 2020 Decision date: 23 October 2020 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Russell SC DCJ Decision: (1) Dismiss the plaintiff's motion filed on 31 August 2020. (2) Order the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs of the motion. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – application for leave to commence proceedings under s 151D of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 – whether plaintiff has arguable cause of action – explanation for delay – prejudice – plaintiff must call sufficient evidence when seeking exercise of discretion Legislation Cited: Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 66, s 151D Cases Cited: ASB-Tech Services Pty Ltd (In Liq) v Doeland [2003] NSWCA 167 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 Walters v Cross Country Fuels Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 10 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Teena Hawley (Plaintiff) Wesley Community Services Ltd (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: K Balendra (Plaintiff) M Best (Defendant)