Markisic & Anor v Commonwealth of Australia [2002] NSWSC 698

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Markisic & Anor v Commonwealth of Australia [2002] NSWSC 698 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20369/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 10/7/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 August 2002

Oliver Markisic (1st Plaintiff) PARTIES : Marika Markisic (2nd Plaintiff) Commonwealth of Australia (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Bell J at 1

LOWER COURT Supreme Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 20369/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Master Harrison JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Oliver Markisic (Plaintiff in person) D.P. Robinson (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Oliver Markisic (Plaintiff in person) Australian Govenment Solicitor (Defendant) Australian Federal Police Force Act 1979 LEGISLATION CITED : Supreme Court Act 1970 Supreme Court Rules 1970 Air Services Australia v Zarb (Unreported, Rolfe AJA, NSWSC, 26 August 1998 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (1964) 112 CLR 125 Janesch v Coffey (1984) 155 CLR 549 Maharaj v Attorney General of Trinidad & Tobago (No 2) [1979] AC 385 Markisic and Anor v Commonwealth [2001] NSWSC 533 CASES CITED : Moll v Butler (1985) 4 NSWLR 231 Morgan v Tame (1999) 49 NSWLR 21 Myer Stores Ltd v Soo [1991] 2 VR 597 Rajski v Powell (1987) 11 NSWLR 522 Sirros v Moore [1974] 3 All ER 776 Trobridge v Hardy (1995) 94 CLR 147 Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 DECISION : Appeal allowed; Orders made by Master Harrison on 28 June 2001 set aside; Pursuant to Pt 15 r 26(1) of the SCR plaintiff's amended statement of claim filed on 5 June 2001 struck out; Leave granted to the plaintiffs to file a further amended statement of claim within twenty-eight days of today's date limited to their claims arising out of the actions of members of the AFP for trespass and, with respect to the second plaintiff, for false imprisonment, assault and negligence; No order as to costs