Sunraysia Natural Beverage Company Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [2004] NSWCA 16

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Sunraysia Natural Beverage Company Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales [2004] NSWCA 16 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 February 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 10 February 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1, 13; Giles JA at 11; Ipp JA at 12 DECISION : 1. Leave to appeal granted. The claimant is to file its notice of appeal within 14 days.; 2. Appeal allowed.; 3. Judgment of Newman AJ set aside. In lieu thereof order that paras 6, 7 and 8 of the statement of claim be struck out with liberty to re-plead.; 4. The respondent's notice of motion otherwise dismissed.; 5. No order as to costs of the proceedings before Master Harrison, Newman AJ or this Court.

CATCHWORDS : Misfeasance of public office - pleading - no question of principle CASES CITED : Northern Territory of Australia v Mengel (1995) 185 CLR 307 Three Rivers District Council v Governor and Company of the Bank of England (No 3) [2003] 2 AC 1 PARTIES : Sunraysia Natural Beverage Company Pty Ltd (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40316/03 COUNSEL : I. Wales SC/A. Fernon (Plaintiff) I. Mescher (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Dibbs Barker Gosling (Plaintiff) I.V. Knight, Crown Solicitor (Respondent)

LOWER COURT Supreme Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT SC 13482/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Newman AJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL 40316/03

HANDLEY JA GILES JA IPP JA