The State of New South Wales v Knight [2002] NSWCA 185

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : The State of New South Wales v Knight [2002] NSWCA 185 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40794/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 21/06/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 3 July 2002

PARTIES : The State of New South Wales v Luke Aiden Knight JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Handley JA at 2; Ipp AJA at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 162/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Sidis DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : R C Tonner (Appellant) M Cranitch SC/M B Inglis (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Bartier Perry (Appellant) Commins Hendriks (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : LIMITATION OF ACTIONS - extension of time - appeal against grant of extension under s60G Limitation Act 1969 - cause of action to recover damages for injury to shoulder - whether applicant was aware of nature and extent of that injury more than 3 years before applying for extension - 601(1)(a)(ii), 601(1)(b) - APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL - points not taken below - appeal against grant of extension of time under Limitation Act - argument on appeal but not in court below that delay inordinate and gave rise to actual prejudice. D LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 Itex Graphix Pty Ltd v Elliott [2002] NSWCA 104 CRA Limited v Martignago (1996) 39 NSWLR 13 CASES CITED: Harris v Commercial Minerals (1996) 186 CLR 1 Ditchburn v Seltsam Limited (1989) 17 NSWLR 697 F J Walker Limited v Webber (Unreported, NSWCA, 16 November 1989) Suttor v Gundowda Pty Limited (1950) 81 CLR 418 DECISION : (1) Application for leave to appeal granted (2) Appeal dismissed with costs.