Campbell v State of NSW [2002] NSWSC 230

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Campbell v State of NSW [2002] NSWSC 230 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20898/2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 25 March 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 April 2002

Raymond Campbell (Plaintiff) PARTIES : State of New South Wales (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr T Ower (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Ms W Strathdee (Defendant) Ms S Teerman of Messrs Matthews Dooley & Gibson (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Mr Dale Brooks GIO (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Extension of time - s 151D Workers Compensation Act LEGISLATION CITED : Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) - s 151D & 151D(2) Salido v Nominal Defendant (1993) 32 NSWLR 524 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; 139 ALR 1 Holt v Wynter [2000] NSWCA 143; (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 Seib v Morton [2000] NSWCA 139, 26 June 2000 CASES CITED : McLean v Sydney Water Corporation [2001] NSWCA 122 Parsons v Doukas [2001] NSWCA 128; (2001) 52 NSWLR 162 Szerdahelyi v Bailey; Ortado v Bailey; Lewis v Bailey (NSWSC unreported, Badgery-Parker J, 1 May 1997) Dow Corning Australia Pty Ltd v Paton, Meares v Paton (1998) Aust Tort Reports 81-485 Fitzgerald v Bankstown City Council (NSWCA unreported, 6 November 1995) DECISION : (1) I grant leave to amend the name of the defendant to the State of New South Wales in lieu of the Department of Corrective Services; (2) The plaintiff is granted an extension of time within which to commence proceedings in this court for causes of action which have arisen since 1991 up to and including 14 November 2001; (3) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs as agreed or assessed.