Hiron v State of New South Wales [2007] NSWDC 195

New South Wales District Court

CITATION: Hiron v State of New South Wales [2007] NSWDC 195

HEARING DATE(S): 28/09/2007

JUDGMENT DATE: 4 October 2007

JURISDICTION: Civil

JUDGMENT OF: Gibson DCJ

DECISION: (1) Grant leave to the plaintiff to discontinue these proceedings; (2) Each party pay his or its own costs in relation to those steps in these proceedings that are not the subject of existing costs orders.

CATCHWORDS: Tort - negligence - action by offender for damages for injury in prison - s.26D Civil Liability Act 2002 - procedure - retrospective legislation renders action hopeless - application for discontinuance - costs on discontinuance

Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) ss.26C, 26D Civil Liability Amendment (Offender Damages) Act 2004 LEGISLATION CITED: Civil Liability Amendment (Offender Damages) Act 2005 Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW) s.319 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) s.69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Part 12 rule 12.1, Part 42 rule 42.19(2)

ASC v Aust-Home Investments Ltd (1993) 34 FCR 194 Australiawide Airlines Ltd v Aspirion Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 365 Calderbank v Calderbank [1975] 3 All ER 333 Fordyce v Fordham [2006] NSWCA 274 Foukkare v Angreb [2006] NSWCA 335 CASES CITED: Habib v Nationwide News Pty Ltd (2006) 65 NSWLR 264 Hiron v State of New South Wales & Anor [2007] NSWSC 152 One.Tel Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (2000) 101 FCR 548 Pentroth Pty Ltd v Kirschild Pty Ltd (2006) 96 SASR 129 Re The Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia & Anor; ex parte Lai Qin (1997) 186 CLR 622 Vale v Eggins [2006] NSWCA 348