Ackland v The Commonwealth [2001] NSWSC 991

Reported Decision : [2001] NSWSC 991 [2001] ACL Rep 225 NSW 48

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Ackland v The Commonwealth [2001] NSWSC 991 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20078/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 2 November 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 9 November 2001

Michael Kenneth Ackland (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Commonwealth of Australia (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr M Joseph SC with Mr W Walsh (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr R McIlwaine SC (Defendant) James Taylor & Co Myrtleford, Victoria SOLICITORS : (Plaintiff)

Australia Government Solicitor (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Extension of time to commence proceedings - Sections 60G and 60I Limitation Act - Voyager/Melbourne collision LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) 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) CASES CITED : Commonwealth of Australia v McLean (1996-97) 14 NSWLR 389 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 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 25 February 1999; (2) Costs are reserved.