Walshe v Prest (by her next friend Darren Prest) [2004] NSWCA 94

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Walshe v Prest (by her next friend Darren Prest) [2004] NSWCA 94 HEARING DATE(S) : 20 November 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 March 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Santow JA at 2; McColl JA at 3 DECISION : 1. Grant leave to appeal. 2. Subject to filing the notice of appeal within 14 days, appeal allowed. 3. Declare that, subject to the appellant paying the prescribed fee for a rehearing within 14 days of this judgment, the appellant's application for rehearing is taken to have been lawfully filed on 7 January 2003. 4. Respondent to pay the costs of the appellant and have a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act if otherwise qualified. 5. The costs of the application before Delaney DCJ are to be the appellant's costs in the District Court proceedings.

CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - application for rehearing of arbitration - whether Pt 51A r 10 of the District Court Rules 1973 (NSW) imposes a duty on the Registrar to endorse the date of sending on the award - whether time commences to run for the purposes of Pt 51A r 10 and s 63A(5) of the District Court Act 1973 (NSW) where the Registrar fails to endorse the date of sending on the award - where appellant's solicitor under a misapprehension as to when time commenced to run - administration of justice. Arbitration (Civil Actions) Act 1983 (NSW) s 16A, Pt 3, s 18, s 18(2), s 18A, s 18A(1), s 18B Court Legislation Amendment Bill 1998 LEGISLATION CITED : District Court Act 1973 (NSW) s 63, s 63A(1), s 63A(5), s 81 District Court Regulation 2000 (NSW) cl 4, Schedule 1, item 15 District Court Rules 1973 (NSW) Pt 3 r 2, Pt 51 r 11, Pt 51A r 9, r 9(2), r 9(5), r 10, r 10(b), r 11 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) s 36, s 36(1), s 80 Anlaby v Praetorius (1888) 20 QBD 764 Cropper v Smith (1884) 26 Ch D 700 El Ali v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1988) 15 NSWLR 303 Falconer v Laird [2003] NSWCA 114 Gallo v Dawson (1990) 64 ALJR 458 Green Leisure Group Pty Ltd v Maguire [2001] NSWCA 384 Hamp-Adams v Hall [1911] 2 KB 942 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 CASES CITED : Howard v Bodington (1877) 2 PD 203 KBRV Resort Operations Pty Ltd t/as Kingfisher Bay Resort & Village v Chilcott (2001) 51 NSWLR 516 Lindner v Wright (1976) 14 ALR 105 Multicon Engineering Pty Limited v Federal Airports Corporation (1997) 47 NSWLR 631 Nowlan v Marson Transport Pty Ltd (2001) 53 NSWLR 116 Sali v SPC Ltd (1993) 67 ALJR 841 Shepherd v Shepherd [2003] NSWCA 44; [2003] ANZ ConvR 401 State of Queensland v J L Holdings Pty Ltd (1997) 189 CLR 146 Water Board v Moustakas (1988) 180 CLR 491 PARTIES : Cheryl Walshe (Appellant) Tamara Prest (by her next friend Darren Prest) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40213/03 COUNSEL : Mr S G Campbell SC (Appellant) Mr M J Perry (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Curwood & Partners (Appellant) Taylor & Scott (Respondent)