Lancett v Commonwealth of Australia [2002] NSWSC 589

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Lancett v Commonwealth of Australia [2002] NSWSC 589 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20780/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 27 June 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 July 2002

Ian Ramsay Lancett (Plaintiff) PARTIES : The Commonwealth of Australia (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr G Melick SC (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr C Barry QC (Defendant) Ms M Morris of James Taylor & Co Myrtleford Vic SOLICITORS : (Plaintiff)

Ms D Robinson Australian Government Solicitor

CATCHWORDS : Extension of time to commence proceedings - ss 60G & I Limitation Act - Voyager/Melbourne collision LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) - ss 60G & I Deming No 456 Pty Ltd v Brisbane Unit Development Corporation Pty Ltd (1983) 155 CLR 129 Commonwealth of Australia v Dinison (1995) 56 FCR 389 Harris v Commercial Minerals Limited (1996) 186 CLR 1 Drayton Coal 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 BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Limited v Guidice (& Ors) (NSWCA, unreported 7 March 1997) CASES CITED : Council of the City of Sydney v Zegarac (1998) 43 NSWLR 195 Holt v Wynter [2000] NSWCA 143; (2000) 49 NSWLR 122 Milperra Marketing Pty Ltd & Ors v Bayliss [2001] NSWCA 315 Szerdahelyi v Bailey; Ortado v Bailey; Lewis v Bailey (NSWSC, unreported Badgery-Parker, 1 May 1997) Dow Corning Australia Pty Ltd v Paton, Meares v Paton (NSWCA, unreportged 24 April 1998) Fitzgerald v Bankstown City Council (NSWCA, unreported 6 November 1995) McLean v Sydney Water Corporation [2001] NSWCA 122, 20 April 2001 Commonwealth of Australia v McLean (1995) 41 NSWLR 389 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 14 August 1997; (2) Costs are reserved.