SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE V. GABRIEL & ANOR., GATENBY V. GABRIEL & ANOR. [2001] NSWCA 477

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : SOUTH WESTERN SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE V. GABRIEL & ANOR., GATENBY V. GABRIEL & ANOR. [2001] NSWCA 477 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40434/01, 40436/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 18 October 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 December 2001

South Western Sydney Area Health Service - Appellant/2nd Opponent PARTIES : Leisel Gabriel - 1st Respondent/1st Opponent Andrew Gatenby - 2nd Respondent/Claimant JUDGMENT OF : Beazley JA at 1; Hodgson JA at 2; Rolfe AJA at 47

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 10080/00 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Williams DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Ms. K. Burke for appellant Mr. G. Craddock for respondents Ebsworth & Ebsworth, Sydney for Appellant SOLICITORS : Charlton Sherman for 1st respondent Tress Cocks & Maddox for 2nd respondent CATCHWORDS : LIMITATION OF ACTIONS - Extension of time - Whether "just and reasonable" - Onus of proof - Applicant must prove there would not be such prejudice as would make the chances of an acceptably fair trial unlikely. D. LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 ss.60G and 60I Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v. Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 Salido v. Nominal Defendant (1993) 32 NSWLR 524 CASES CITED: Jones v. Royal Hospital for Women [1998] NSWCA 384 Holt v. Wynter (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 BHP Steel (AIS) Pty. Ltd. v. Lakovski [2000] NSWCA 334 at [9] McLean v. Sydney Water Corporation [2001] NSWCA 122. DECISION : See par.46 of judgment