Ryan v The Commonwealth of Australia [1999] NSWSC 573

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Ryan v The Commonwealth of Australia [1999] NSWSC 573 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : 20844/96 HEARING DATE(S) : 1 June 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 June 1999

David William Ryan (Plaintiff) PARTIES : The Commonwealth of Australia (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr M Joseph SC (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr G Rundle (Defendant) James Taylor & Co Myrtleford Victoria SOLICITORS : (Plaintiff)

Australian Government Solicitor (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Extension of time to commence proceedings, s 60G and s 60I Limitation Act - Voyager/Melbourne collision ACTS CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; 139 ALR 1 BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Limited v Giudice (& Ors) (NSWCA, unreported, 7 March 1997) The Commonwealth of Australia v McLean (1996) 41 NSWLR 393 CASES CITED : Harris v Commercial Minerals Limited (1995-96) 186 CLR 1 Szerdahelvy v Bailey; Ortado v Bailey; Lewis v Bailey (NSWSC, unreported Badgery-Parker J, 1 May 1997) Council of the City of Sydney v Zegarac (unreported, NSWCA, 26 February 1998) Dow Corning Australia Pty Ltd v Paton, Meares v Paton (NSWCA, unreported 6 November 1995) Lynch v The Commonwealth of Australia and Parici v The Commonwealth of Australia (Master Harrison, NSWSC unreported 16 October 1998 and 14 April 1999 respectively) DECISION : See para 30