NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Aussems v Commonwealth of Australia [2001] NSWSC 44 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20843/96 HEARING DATE(S) : 8 February 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 February 2001
Gillis Pierre Francois Aussems (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Commonwealth of Ausztralia (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison
Mr M Joseph SC (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr C Rundle (Defendant) Mr James Taylor Myrtleford, Victoria (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Mr C Ktenas Australian Government Solicitor (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Extension of time to commence proceedings - Ss 60G and 60I Limitation Act - Voyager/Melbourne collision LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 Commonwealth of Australia v Dinnison (1995) 56 FCR 389 Harris v Commercial Minerals Limited (1995-96) 186 CLR 1 Drayton Coal Board Pty Limited v Drain (NSWCA, Gleeson CJ, unreported 22 August 1995) CASES CITED : Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; 139 ALR 1 BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Limited v Giudice (NSWCA, unreported 7 March 1999) Commonwealth of Australia v McLean (1996-97) 14 NSWLR 389 Holt v Wynter [2000] 49 NSWLR 148 DECISION : (1) The plaintiff is granted an extension of time within which to commence proceedings in this court for damages in respect of an accident which occurred on 10 February 1964 up to and including 8 August 1996; (2) Costs are costs in the cause.
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