McMurtire v The Commonwealth & Ors [2002] NSWSC 187

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : McMurtire v The Commonwealth & Ors [2002] NSWSC 187 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20448/1999 HEARING DATE(S) : 21 February 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 March 2002

Mark McMurtire (Plaintiff)

The Commonwealth of Australia (First Defendant) PARTIES : The Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Commission (Second Defendant)

Dumaresq Shire Council (The Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr A Howen (Plaintiff)

COUNSEL : Dr DP Robinson (Second Defendant)

Mr D McGovern (Third Defendant) Ward Maxwell & Co (Plaintiff)

SOLICITORS : Australian Government Solicitor (Second Defendant)

Phillips Fox (Third Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Extend time to file amended statement of claim - security for costs LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Rules - Part 2 r 3; Part 20 r 4(5) Franklin House Ltd v ANI Corporation Ltd & Ors (NSWSC unreported, 7 November 1994) 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) Council of the City of Sydney v Zegarac (1998) 43 NSWLR 195 Holt v Wynter [2000] NSWCA 142; (200) 49 NSWLR 128 McLean v Sydney Water Corp [2001] NSWCA 122 Milperra Marketing Pty Ltd & Ors v Bayliss [2001] NSWCA 315 Bega Co-operative Society Limited v The Milk Authority of Australia Capital Territory (FCA unreported, 12 May 1992) Bruce v Odhams Press Ltd (1936) 1 KB 697 Pinson v Lloyds and National Provincial Foreign Bank Ltd (1941) 2 KB 72 Trade Practices Commission v David Jones (Australia) Pty Ltd (1985) 7 FCR 109 Kernel Holdings Pty Ltd v Rothmans of Pall Mall (Australia) Pty Ltd (FCA unreported, French J 3 September 1991) Ratcliffe v Evans (1892) 2 QB 524 Charlie Carter Pty Ltd v The Shop, Distributive and Alied Employees' Associates of Western Australia (1987) 13 FCR 413 CASES CITED : H 1976 Nominees Pty Ltd v Galli (1979) 40 FLR 242 Banque Commerciale SA en liquidation v Akhil Holdings Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 279 Truth About Motorways Pty Ltd v Macquarie Infrastructure Ltd [1998] ATPR 41-633 Northam & Anor v Favelle Favco Holdings (unreported, Bryson J, 7 March 1995) George D Emery Co v Wells [1906] AC 515 Francis v Lyon (1907) 4 CLR 1023 Athenian Tankers Management SA v Pyrena Shipping Inc (The Arianna) [1987] 2 Lloyd's Rep 376 (QB) Jaensch v Coffey (1984) 155 CLR 549' 58 ALJR 426; 54 ALR 417 Preston v Star City Pty Ltd [1999] NSWSC 1273 Hill v Van Erp (1997) 188 CLR 159 Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd v Amadio (1983) 151 CLR 447; 57 ALJR 358; 46 ALR 402 Blomley v Ryan (1956) 99 CLR 362 Morris v Hanley [2000] NSWSC 957 Chang v Comcar Australia [1999] FCA 1677 Powell v Taylor (1885) 31 ChD 34 DECISION : (1) The plaintiff is to file and serve an affidavit explaining delay in filing an amended statement of claim on or before 23 April 2002; (2) Matter stood over until 30 April 2002 at 10.00 am before me; (3) Leave is not granted to the filing of an amended statement of claim which includes paragraphs 31 and 33. Subject to the explanation for delay being satisfactory, leave will be granted to file and serve the balance of the proposed amended statement of claim; (4) Costs are reserved.