Palackalody v St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Limited [2023] NSWDC 324

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Palackalody v St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited [2023] NSWDC 324 Hearing dates: 3 August 2023 Date of orders: 18 August 2023 Decision date: 18 August 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Weber SC DCJ Decision: (1) That pursuant to section 151D (2) of the Workers Compensation Act 1987, the plaintiff has leave, nunc pro tunc, to commence proceedings against the defendant as and from 17 January 2023; and (2) The plaintiff pay defendant's costs of the Amended Notice of Motion Catchwords: WORKERS COMPENSATION – Limitation Period – Extension of Time – s 151D of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) - Prejudice Legislation Cited: Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: ITEK Graphix Pty Ltd v Elliott (2001) 54 NSWLR 207 Gower v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 132 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 State of New South Wales v Donnelley [2004] NSWCA 133 Franklin v State of New South Wales [2023] NSWSC 796 Howley v. Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 447 Saad v. J. Robins & Sons Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 83 Holt v. Wynter [2000] NSWCA 143 The Salvation Army (South Australia Property Trust) v. Rundle [2008] NSWCA 347 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Jiji Diji Palackalody Defendant: St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Limited Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr C Barry KC Defendant: Mr D Stanton