Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation (NSW) v State of New South Wales (No.2) [2023] NSWSC 950

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation (NSW) v State of New South Wales (No.2) [2023] NSWSC 950 Hearing dates: 19 July 2023 Date of orders: 19 July 2023 Decision date: 19 July 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: See [37] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – stay of proceedings – pending proceedings in other matter against the same defendant – where both proceedings involve recovery of overtime and other award entitlements under Public Hospital Medical Officers State Award – whether present proceedings should be adjourned or "hibernated" pending final determination of representative proceedings – whether case management principles and overriding purpose warrant stay of proceedings – where stay of proceedings would preclude sensible case management – consequences of delay to plaintiff and individual claimants – application dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Industrial Relations Act (NSW) 1996 Cases Cited: Fakhouri v NSW Ministry of Health [2023] NSWSC 808 Sterling Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd v Boots Co (Australia) Pty Ltd (1992) 34 FCR 287 Wigmans v AMP Limited (2021) 270 CLR 623; [2021] HCA 7 Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd v Peterson [2009] FCAFC 26; (2009) 355 ALR 20 Texts Cited: Public Hospital Medical Officers State Award Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Australian Salaried Medical Officers' Federation (New South Wales) (Plaintiff/Respondent) State of New South Wales (Defendant/Applicant) Representation: Counsel: C Doust / R Kumar (Plaintiff/Respondent) R Lancaster SC / C Gleeson / D Fuller (Defendant/Applicant)