Andrew v Commonwealth of Australia [2001] NSWSC 733

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Andrew v Commonwealth of Australia [2001] NSWSC 733 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 21251/95 HEARING DATE(S) : 20 August 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 August 2001

PARTIES : Plaintiff - Barry John Andrew Defendant - Commonwealth of Australia JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

COUNSEL : Plaintiff - M Joseph SC; W Walsh Defendant - R McIlwaine SC; A Coleman SOLICITORS : Plaintiff - James Taylor & Co. Defendant - Australian Government Solicitor CATCHWORDS : Extension of time to commence proceedings - ss 60G and 60I Limitation Act - Voyager/Melbourne Collision LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Limitation Act (Qld) 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 Guidice (NSWCA unreported 7 March 1999) Commonwealth of Australia v McLean (1996-97) 14 NSWLR 389 Szerdahelyi v Bailey (NSWSC, unreported Badgery-Parker J, 1 May 1997) CASES CITED : 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 (NSWSC, 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 6 December 1995; (2) Costs are reserved.