KOSCIUSKO THREDBO PTY LIMITED v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ORS; ALPINE LEISURE PTY LIMITED v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ORS; GUNYANG SKI CLUB CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ANOR; LEATHERBARREL LODGE CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ORS; TEH v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ANOR; RARIDA PTY LIMITED T/AS THE WINTERHAUS LODGE v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ORS; KOSCIUSKO ALPINE CLUB LIMITED v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ORS [2002] NSWSC 329

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : KOSCIUSKO THREDBO PTY LIMITED v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ORS; ALPINE LEISURE PTY LIMITED v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ORS; GUNYANG SKI CLUB CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ANOR; LEATHERBARREL LODGE CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ORS; TEH v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ANOR; RARIDA PTY LIMITED T/AS THE WINTERHAUS LODGE v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ORS; KOSCIUSKO ALPINE CLUB LIMITED v STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ORS [2002] NSWSC 329 revised - 1/05/2002 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20349/00; 20362/01; 20355/00; 20126/01; 20007/01; 20650/00; 20704/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 5 April 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 April 2002

PARTIES : Kosciusko Thredbo Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales, the Minister Administering the National Parks & Wildlife Act 1974, Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW, Oxbara Pty Ltd t/as Rye Plant Hire, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Limited; Alpine Leisure Club Ltd v National Parks & Wildlife Service & Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW; Gunyang Ski Club Co-Operative Ltd v National Parks & Wildlife Service and Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW; Leatherbarrell Lodge Co-Operative Ltd v National Parks & Wildlife Service and Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW; Margaret Jean Teh v National Parks & Wildlife Service and Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW; Rarida Pty Limited t/as Winterhaus Lodge v National Parks & Wildlife Service and Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW; Kosciusko Alpine Club Limited v National Parks & Wildlife Service and Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW JUDGMENT OF : Adams J at 1

COUNSEL : Mr D Hammerschlag SC with Mr D R Stack (Applicants to the Motions) Mr J A Maconachie QC with Mr S Gregory (State of NSW interests) SOLICITORS : Various as noted CATCHWORDS : Abuse of process - evidenced by settlement discussions - whether discussions admissible - whether abuse of process is "deliberate abuse of a power" within s 131(2)(k) Evidence Act 1995 - whether evidence of settlement discussions adduced on voir dire is a disclosure within s 131(2)(b) - mere hope for commercial advantages not inappropriate motive for litigation. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Liability Act 1991 Idoport Pty Limited v National Australia Bank Limited (unreported, 2 April 2001 NSWSC, Hodgson CJ in Eq) CASES CITED : Jermyn v Spargos Mining Pty Limite (unreported, 20 March 2001 WASC, Anderson J) Williams v Spautz (1991-2) 174 CLR 509 DECISION : Notice of Motion dismissed with costs.