Trajkovski v R K Findlay P/L & Anor [2002] NSWSC 581

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Trajkovski v R K Findlay P/L & Anor [2002] NSWSC 581 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Common Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20143/2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 June 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 July 2002

Petar Trajkovski (Plaintiff)

PARTIES : R K Findlay Pty Limited (First Defendant)

Russell K Findlay (Second Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

LOWER COURT Supreme Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 20143/2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Assistant Registrar Howe JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Mr J B Conomy (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr G Ellis (Defendants) Colin Daley Quinn (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : Colin Biggers & Paisley (Defendants) CATCHWORDS : Appeal decision of registrar - access to police records in civil proceedings Supreme Court Rules - Part 61 r 3 LEGISLATION CITED : Motor Vehicle Standards Act 1989 (Cth) Customs Tariff Act 1987 Beaufort Air-Sea Equipment Pty Ltd v Emhart Australia Pty Ltd (NSWSC unreported, Master Malpass, 18 December 1992) Brijeski v Sunbeam Corporation Limited (NSWSC, unreported Master Greenwood, 29 January 1997) Westpac Banking Corporation v Abemond Pty Ltd and westpac Banking Corporation v Cameron (NSWSC unreported, Santow J, 3 November 1994) Modern Woodcraft Pty Ltd v Nett (NSWSC unreported, Young J, 7 March 1997) Mariala Estates Limited v Athanasi & Ors [2001] NSWSC 1013 CASES CITED : Abram v National Australia Bank Limited [2001] NSWSC 916 R v Saleam (1989) 16 NSWLR 14 The Commissioner for Railways v Small (1938) 38 SR 564 Attorney General for New South Wales v Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 667 Air Canada v Secretary for State for Trade [1983] 2 AC 394 Alister v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 404 DECISION : (1) The decision of Assistant Registrar Howe dated 11 March 2002 is affirmed; (2) Costs of the review are reserved.