Borowy v ACI Operations Pty Ltd (No. 1) [2002] NSWDDT 22

Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales

CITATION : Borowy v ACI Operations Pty Ltd (No. 1) [2002] NSWDDT 22 Margaret Irene Borowy as Executrix of the late Johann Heinz Jorchim Borowy (Plaintiff) ACI Operations Pty Ltd (Originally Australian Glass Manufacturers Company) (First Defendant) Rowley Miller Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Waterside Services Pty Ltd (Third Defendant) PARTIES : Conaust Ltd (Formerly Irvine & McAtee Pty Ltd) (Fourth Defendant) Sun Alliance and Royal Insurance Australia Ltd (Fifth Defendant) Wallaby Grip Ltd (Formerly Meggitt Overseas Ltd) (Sixth Defendant) Wallaby Grip (BAE) Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) (Seventh Defendant) Blue Star Line (Australia) Pty Ltd (Eighth Defendant) MATTER NUMBER(S) : 36 of 1990; 251 of 2000 JUDGMENT OF: Johns J at 1 Proceedings :- Limitation of actions CATCHWORDS: No limitation period for proceedings "in relation to" dust-related conditions including estate and "Compensation to Relatives" claims Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 s 11 s 12A LEGISLATION CITED: Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989, ss 3, 11, 12A Limitation Act 1969 Brear v James Hardie & Coy Pty Ltd (2000) 50 NSWLR 388; 21 NSWCCR 133; CASES CITED: Griffiths v Kerkemeyer (1977) 139 CLR 161; Mangion v James Hardie & Co Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 100; 6 NSWCCR 208 DATES OF HEARING: 30 April 2002, 1 May 2002 EX TEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 05/01/2002