Stark v Dandala P/L (formerly Prestige Smash Repairs) & 2 Ors [2002] NSWSC 442

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Stark v Dandala P/L (formerly Prestige Smash Repairs) & 2 Ors [2002] NSWSC 442 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20937/2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 2 May 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 May 2002

James Stephen Stark (Plaintiff)

Dandala Pty Limited (formerly Prestige Smash Repairs Australiasia Pty Limited) (First Defendant) PARTIES : Paddington Prestige Smash Repairs Pty Limited (Second Defendant)

F1 Auto Body Pty Limited (previously Paddington Prestige Smash Repairs (Waterloo) Pty Limited) (Third Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr B McManamey (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr Snell (Defendants) Turner Freeman (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Goldbergs (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Leave to commence proceedings - s 151D WCA LEGISLATION CITED : Workers Compensation Act 1987 Salido v Nominal Defendant (1993) 32 NSWLR 524 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; 139 ALR 1 CASES CITED : Holt v Wynter [2000]] NSWCA 143; (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 Seib v Morton [2000] NSWCA 139, 26 June 2000 McLean v Sydney Water Corporation [2001] NSWCA 122 Parsons v Doukas [2001] NSWCA 128, (2001) 52 NSWLR 162 DECISION : (1) Grant leave for the plaintiff to commence court proceedings in respect of work injuries from 1987 to 1997. Such leave is granted up to and including 23 November 2001; (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendants' costs.