Markisic & Anor v Commonwealth [2001] NSWSC 533

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Markisic & Anor v Commonwealth [2001] NSWSC 533 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20369/2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 22 June 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 June 2001

Oliver Markisic (First Plaintiff)

PARTIES : Marika Markisic (Second plaintiff)

Commonwealth of Australia (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr Oliver Markisic (First plaintiff in person)

COUNSEL : Marika Markisic (Second plaintiff in person)

Mr D P Robinson (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Ms Wikramanayake of Australian Government Solicitor (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Strike out amended statement of claim Supreme Court Rules - Pt 15 r 6; Pt 13 r 5 LEGISLATION CITED : Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Act 1986 Imperial Acts Application Act Australian Police Force Act 1979 Air Services Australia v Zarb (NSWSC unreported, 26 August 1998) Dey v Victorian Railway Commissioners (1948-49) 78 CLR 62 General Streel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125 CASES CITED : Webster & Anor v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 Sirros v Moore & Ors [1974] 3 All ER 776 Maharaj v Attorney-General of Trinidad & Tobago (No 2) [1979] AC 385; [1978] 2 All ER 670 O'Reilly v Mackman [1983] 2 AC 237 ([1982] 3 All ER 680, [1982] 3 WLR 604) DECISION : (1) The amended statement of claim and the proceedings are dismissed ; (2) The plaintiffs are to pay the defendant's costs.