Gunn-Brockhoff v Cann & Ors [2001] NSWSC 1137

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Gunn-Brockhoff v Cann & Ors [2001] NSWSC 1137 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20353/2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 28 November 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 December 2001

Gunn-Brockhoff (Plaintiff)

Arthur Cann (First Defendant)

Deborah Cann (Second Defendant) PARTIES : Defence Housing Authority (Third Defendant)

The Proprietors Strata Plan No 38679 (Fourth Defendant)

Commonwealth of Australia (Fifth Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr D O'Dowd (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr G R Kennett (Fifth Defendant) Gillis Delany Brown (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Blake Dawson Waldron (Fifth Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Extension of time within which to commence proceedings - s 60C & E - add defendant Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Defence Housing Authority Act 1987 (Cth) Sophron v The Nominal Defendant (1957) 96 CLR 469 Stollznow v Calvert (1980) 2 NSWLR 749 Morton v Jool (1992) ATR 81-164 McAndrew v Wyoming Nursing Home (Sperling J, unreported, 5 December 1997) CASES CITED : The Council of City of Sydney v Zegarac (NSWCA unreported, 26 February 1998) Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; 139 ALR 1 Holt v Wynter [2000] 49 NSWLR 148 McLean v Sydney Water Corporation [2001] NSWCA 122, 20 April 2001 Guest v Southern & Anor (NSWSC, unreported 22 September 1995) DECISION : (1) Leave is granted to extend the limitation period against the fifth defendant up to and including 14 January 2002; (2) The plaintiff is granted leave to add the fifth defendant as a defendant in these proceedings; (3) Leave is granted to file an amended statement of claim within 14 days; (4) The plaintiff or plaintiff's solicitors are to pay the fifth defendant's costs. Liberty to restore on this issue.