Sunraysia Natural Beverage Company Pty Ltd v The State of New South Wales [2003] NSWSC 190

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Sunraysia Natural Beverage Company Pty Ltd v The State of New South Wales [2003] NSWSC 190 HEARING DATE(S) : 24 February 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 March 2003 JURISDICTION: Common Law Division JUDGMENT OF : Newman AJ at 1 DECISION : 1. Appeal upheld; 2. The amended statement of claim bearing the date 30 January 2002 be struck out as disclosing no reasonable cause of action and that the proceedings be dismissed; 3. The plaintiff pay the costs of the defendant.

CATCHWORDS : Strike out statement of claim - Misfeasance in public office LEGISLATION CITED : Food Act (NSW) 1989 ss 44, 45, Pt 2 22 9-14 incl Supreme Court Rules Pt 13, r5; Pt 15, r26 Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552 Air Services Australia v Zarb (NSWCA, 26/8/98) General Steel Industries Inc v Commonwealth Commissioner for Railways NSW (1964) 112 CLR 125 Elliot v Chief Constable of Wiltshire & Ors Gibson v Parkes District Hospital (1991) 26 NSWLR 9 Hospital Contribution Fund of Australia v Hunt (1982) 44 ALR 365 CASES CITED : Jonas v Swansea City Council [1990] 1 WLR 1453 Northern Territoy v Mengel (1995) 185 CLR 307 Sanders v Snell [1998] 72 ALJR 1508 Three Rivers District Council v Bank of England, 2001 2 All ER 513 Three Rivers District Council v Bank of England, 2002 2 WLR 1220 Webster & Anor v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 Wickstead v Brown (1992) 30 NSWLR 1 PARTIES : Sunraysia Natural Beverage Company Pty Ltd v The State of News South Wales FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 13482/01 COUNSEL : Plaintiff - P. Fernon Defendant - D. Anderson SOLICITORS : Plaintiff - Dibbs Barker Gosling Defendant - I.V. Knight, State Crown Solicitor