Eden Construction Pty Limited v State of New South Wales [2003] NSWSC 1098

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Eden Construction Pty Limited v State of New South Wales [2003] NSWSC 1098 HEARING DATE(S) : 24/11/03, 25/11/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 November 2003

JURISDICTION: Equity Division Technology and Construction List JUDGMENT OF : Einstein J DECISION : Summons to be struck out in part.

CATCHWORDS : Practice and Procedure - strike out application - immunity of Crown in the right of the State of New South Wales from suit in respect of alleged contravention of Trade Practices Act Part V - Special Federal Matter for purposes of Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross Vesting) Act 1987 insofar as proceedings seek Part IV Trade Practices Act relief Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW) Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Supreme Court Rules Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Trade Practices Amendment Act (No 1) 2001 (Cth Act No 63 of 2001) Bottom v Cureton (1937) 54 WN (NSW) 88 Brimson v Rocla Concrete Pipes Ltd [1982] 2 NSWLR 937 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 NT Power Generation Pty Ltd v Power Water Authority [2001] FCA 344 CASES CITED : Pannizutti v Trask (1987) 10 NSWLR 531 Rajski v Powell (1987) 11 NSWLR 522 R.T & Y.E Falls Investments Pty Ltd v The State of New South Wales [2001] NSWSC 1027 Spellson v George (1992) 26 NSWLR 666 Sidebottom v Cureton (1937) 54 WN (NSW) 88a State of New South Wales v R.T & Y.E Falls Investments Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 54 Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 PARTIES : Eden Construction Pty Limited [ACN 054 090 372] (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 55025/03 COUNSEL : Mr T Bland (Plaintiff) Mr R Hunt (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Johninfo Lawyers (Plaintiff) Bartier Perry (Defendant)