Beasley v Commonwealth of Australia [2001] NSWSC 998

Reported Decision : [2001] NSWSC 998 [2001] ACL Rep 255 NSW 49

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Beasley v Commonwealth of Australia [2001] NSWSC 998 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20786/97 HEARING DATE(S) : 1 November 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 November 2001

Noel Francis Beasley (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Commonwealth of Australia (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr P Blacket SC with Mr M Walsh (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr R McIlwaine SC (Defendant)

James Taylor & Co Mrytleford Victoria SOLICITORS : (Plaintiff)

Australian Government Solicitor (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Extension of time to commence proceedings - Section 60G and 60I Limitation Act - Voyager/Melbourne collision LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act Harris v Commercial Minerals Limited (1995-96) 186 CLR 1 Commonwealth of Australia v Dinnison (1995) 56 FCR 389 Drayton Coal Board Pty Limited v Drain (NSWCA, Gleeson CJ, unreported 22 August 1995) Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR; 139 ALR 1 BHP Steel (AIS) Pty Limited v Guidice (NSWCA, unreported 7 March 1999) Commonwealth of Australia v McLean (1996-97) 14 NSWLR 389 CASES CITED : Szerdahely v Bailey; Ortado v Bailey; Lewis v Bailey (NSWSC, unreported Badgery-Parker J, 1 May 1997) Council of the City of Sydney v Zegarac (NSWCA, 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, 20 April 2001 Denning No 456 Pty Ltd v Brisbane Unit Development (1983) 155 CLR 129 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 14 August 1997; (2) Costs are reserved.