Ayliffe v Commonwealth of Australia [2001] NSWSC 24

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Ayliffe v Commonwealth of Australia [2001] NSWSC 24 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20278/96 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 December 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 February 2001

Rodney Anthony Burt Ayliffe (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Commonwealth of Australia (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr M Joseph SC with Mr I Butcher COUNSEL : (Plaintiff)

Mr P Jones (Defendant) James Taylor & Co Myrtleford Vic (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Mr C Ktenas Australian Government Solicitor (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Extension of time to commence proceedings - ss 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 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; 139 ALR 1 BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Limited v Giudice (NSWCA, unreported 7 March 1999) CASES CITED : Commonwealth of Australia v McLean (1996-97) 14 NSWLR 389 Szerdahelyi v Bailey, Ortado v Bailey, Lewis v Bailey (NSWSC, unreported Badgery-Parker J 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 DECISION : (1) The plaintiff's notice of motion filed 20 March 1996 is dismissed; (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs.