Perkovic v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [2002] NSWSC 796

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Perkovic v State Rail Authority of New South Wales [2002] NSWSC 796 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20303/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 28,29,30,31 May 2001;1,4,5 June 2001;9 August 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 August 2002

PARTIES : Damir Perkovic State Rail Authority of New South Wales JUDGMENT OF : O'Keefe J

Plaintiff:Mr I Wales SC; Mr R Moyle COUNSEL : Defendant:Mr T Dodd For Ministry of Justice WA - Mr P Singleton Plaintiff: Lough & Wells, Wollongong Defendant: Dibbs Crowther & Osborne, Sydney SOLICITORS : For Ministry of Justice WA : I V Knight, NSW Crown Solicitor, As Agent for: Western Australian Crown Solicitor CATCHWORDS : Subpoena - Objection to production - Procedure - Costs - Costs of time spent in argument on subpoena - Power of Court to award costs against party objecting to production - Inherent jurisdiction LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act, s 76 Supreme Court Rules, Pt 37 Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR (NSW) 564 Waind v Hill (1978) 1 NSWLR 372 Knight v FP Special Assets Limited (1992) 174 CLR 178 Hardie Rubber Co Ltd v General Tyre & Rubber Co (1971-1973) 129 CLR 527 CASES CITED : Bidder v Bridge (1884) 26 ChD 1 Owners of SS Kalibia v Wilson (1910) 11 CLR 689 Pickles v Gratzon [2000] NSWSC 688 Darcey v Pre Term Foundation Clinic (1983) 2 NSWLR 497 Wilson v McDougall (1987) 11 NSWLR 241 Degmam Pty Ltd (in liq) v Wright (No 2) (1983) 2 NSWLR 348 DECISION : Ministry of Justice of Western Australia is to pay the defendant's additional costs occasioned by the application to set aside subpoena. Such costs to be the costs of the first half day of hearing together with the costs incurred in respect of the taking of judgment on 5 June 2001.