Malone v New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service [2001] NSWCA 345

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Malone v New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service [2001] NSWCA 345 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40960/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 12 September 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 September 2001

PARTIES : Gregory Phillip Malone (Appellant) New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service (Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Heydon JA at 2; Young CJ in Eq at 12

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT DC 156/99 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Delaney DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr P R Hennessy SC (Appellant) Mr M A McDonogh (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Farrell Lusher (Appellant) William K Chambers (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Civil Practice and Procedure - Limitation period - Judicial discretion to allow claim out of time - Prejudice to defendant - Claim out of time under Workers Compensation Act - Appeal against decision denying leave to commence proceedings out of time - Whether defendant would suffer prejudice - Reference to modern role for ambush and adversarial tactics in civil proceedings - Incorporation of components of reasons and commentary from Nowlan v Marson Transport Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 346 - Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 151D(2). - Civil Practice and Procedure - Discretion of Court of Appeal to admit new evidence - Appeal against decision denying leave to commence proceedings out of time - Evidence relating to causation of personal injury - Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 75A(7)-(9). - ND LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) CASES CITED: Nowlan v Marson Transport Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 346 DECISION : See para 11