Kable v State of New South Wales & Anor [1999] NSWSC 201

Reported Decision : 103 A Crim R 445

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Kable v State of New South Wales & Anor [1999] NSWSC 201 revised - 14/04/99 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : 21296/96 HEARING DATE(S) : 11 March 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 18 March 1999

Gregory Wayne Kable (Plaintiff)

PARTIES : State of New South Wales (First Defendant)

Director of Public Prosecutions (Second Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr G B Hall QC with Mr D Elliott (Plaintiff)

COUNSEL : Mr M Leeming (First Defendant)

Mr G S Hoskings SC (Second Defendant) Mr Neil-Smith Brezniak Neil-Smith & Co., Sydney (Plaintiff)

Mr Ian Linwood SOLICITORS : Crown Solicitors Office, Sydney (First Defendant)

Mr S E O'Connor Solicitor of Public Prosecutions (Second Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Strike out defence; Summary judgment; Directions Community Protection Act 1994 (NSW) ACTS CITED : Supreme Court Act - s 88 Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (1997) 189 CLR 51 Dey v Victoria Railway Commissioners (1948-49) 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125 Webster & Anor v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 CASES CITED : R v Governor of Brockhill Prison ex parte Evans (No 2) [1998] All ER 993 William v Spautz (1991-92) 174 CLR 509 Air Services Australia v Zarb (NSWCA unreported 26 August 1998 Rolfe AJA) DECISION : See para 25