NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Diston v Commonwealth [2001] NSWSC 1142 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 120774/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 20 September 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 14 December 2001
Walter Clive Diston (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Commonwealth of Australia (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison
Mr M Joseph SC with Mr W Walsh COUNSEL : (Plaintiff)
Mr D Brogan (Defendant) James Taylor & Co Myrtleford, Victoria SOLICITORS : (Plaintiff)
Australian Government Solicitor Sydney CATCHWORDS : Extension of time to commence proceedings - Sections 60G and 60I Limitation Act - Voyager/Melbourne collision LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) 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) Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; 139 ALR 1 CASES CITED : Szerdahelyi v Bailey; Ortado v Bailey (NSWSC, unreported, Badgery-Parker, 1 May 1997) Council of the City of Sydney v Zegarac (NSWCA, unreported 26 February 1998) Dow Corning Australia Pty Ltd v Paton, Meares v Paton (NSWCA, unreported 24 April 1998) Fitzgerald v Bankstown City Council (NSWCA, unreported 6 November 1995) Holt v Wynter [2000] 49 NSWLR 148 McLean v Sydney Water Corporation [2001] NSWCA 122, 20 April 2001 DECISION : (1) The plaintiff's notice of motion filed 14 August 1997 is dismissed; (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs.
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