Transport for NSW v Boensch (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 1354

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Transport for NSW v Boensch (No 2) [2023] NSWSC 1354 Hearing dates: 05 September 2023 Date of orders: 09 November 2023 Decision date: 09 November 2023 Jurisdiction: Equity - Real Property List Before: McGrath J Decision: See [133] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — notice of motion seeking summary dismissal, permanent stay, or strike out of cross-claim — Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 13.4, 14.28 — where the substantive proceedings principally concern the position of a common boundary between the plaintiff and the first defendant's land — where the plaintiff submits that the cross-claim does not disclose a reasonable cause of action, seeks relief which is beyond the jurisdiction of the court and otherwise contrary to law, and is bound to fail — where the court must consider a pleading drafted by a litigant in person — HELD — leave to re-plead granted in part — balance of cross-claim summarily dismissed CIVIL PROCEDURE — notice of motion seeking to set aside notice to produce issued by the first defendant — Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) r 21.10 — where the first defendant submits that the production of documents is necessary for his defence and cross-claim — HELD — some documents relevant to a fact in issue — notice to produce set aside in part Legislation Cited: Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Cth) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Coastal Management Act 2016 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Real Property Act 1900 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Azzi v Volvo [2006] NSWSC 283 Banque Commerciale SA (in liq) v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279; [1990] HCA 11 Batistatos v Roads & Traffic Authority New South Wales (2006) 226 CLR 256; [2006] HCA 27 Boensch v Bingham [2023] NSWSC 1152 Boensch v Transport for NSW and Registrar General of New South Wales [2023] NSWLEC 82 Dickens v New South Wales (No 3) [2018] NSWSC 485 Edwards v Allmen Engineering Pty Ltd [1995] NSWCA 138 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125 at 129; [1964] HCA 69 Gould v Mount Oxide Mines Ltd (1916) 22 CLR 490; [1916] HCA 81 GR v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2023] NSWCA 239 McGuirk v The University of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 1424 Norris v Kandiah [2007] NSWSC 1296 Patonga Beach Holdings Pty Ltd v Lyons [2009] NSWSC 869 Penrith Rugby League Club Ltd v Brown [2004] NSWSC 1182 Rinehart v Rinehart [2019] NSWSC 759 Shaw v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 Simmons v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian [2014] NSWCA 405 Spencer v Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 The Owners Strata Plan 69567 v Baseline Constructions Pty Ltd [2012] NSWSC 502 Transport for NSW v Boensch [2023] NSWSC 1200 Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514; [1992] HCA 55 Wentworth v Rogers (No 5) (1986) 6 NSWLR 534 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Transport for NSW (ACN 18 804 239 602) (Plaintiff) Franz Boensch (First Defendant) Go Green Systems Pty Ltd (ACN 115 997 192) (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: G Keesing (Plaintiff) F Boensch (Self-Represented) (Defendant)