Fisher v Commonwealth of Australia [2001] NSWSC 779

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Fisher v Commonwealth of Australia [2001] NSWSC 779 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 020616/96 HEARING DATE(S) : 31 August 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 20 September 2001

PARTIES : Plaintiff - Harold Thomas Fisher Defendant - Commonwealth of Australia JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

COUNSEL : Plaintiff - M Joseph SC; W Walsh Defendant - P Jones SOLICITORS : Plaintiff - James Taylor & Co Defendant - Australian Government Solicitor CATCHWORDS : Extension of time to commence proceedings - ss60G & 60I Limitation Act - Voyager/Melbourne Collision LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) Commonwealth of Australian 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 BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Limited v Giudice (NSWCA, unreported, 7 March 1999) Commonwealth of Australia v McLean (1996-97) 14 NSWLR 389 CASES CITED : Szerdahelyi v Bailey (NSWSC, unreported Badgery-Parker J, 1 May 1997) Ortado v Bailey (NSWSC, unreported, Badgery-Parker J, 1 May 1997) 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 McLean v Sydney Water Corporation [2001] NSWCA 122 DECISION : (1) The plaintiff is granted an extension of time within which to commence proceedings in this court for damages in respect of an accident which occurred on 10 February 1964 up to and including 17 June 1996; (2) Costs are reserved.