NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Wendt v Commonwealth of Australia [2006] NSWSC 549
HEARING DATE(S) : 31/05/06
JUDGMENT DATE : 8 June 2006
JURISDICTION : Common Law Division
JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J
DECISION : (1) The limitation period be extended to the date upon which the Statement of Claim was filed; (2) The defendant should pay the plaintiff's costs.
CATCHWORDS : Application for extension of time under Limitation Act 1969 - Naval rating in Melbourne/Voyager - no actual prejudice - suggestion that if extended, that right to damages postponed - costs - whether defendant unreasonable.
LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 Civil Procedure Act 2005
Commonwealth of Australia v Smith [2005] NSWCA 478 Jones v Royal Hospital for Women [1998] NSWCA 384 Sydney City Council v Zegarac (1998) 43 NSWLR 195 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 Holt v Wynter (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 CASES CITED : South Western Sydney Area Health Service v Gabriel [2001] NSWCA 477 CSR Limited v Rendell (C of A, unreported, 7.8.96) Corowa Timber and Moulding Mill Pty Ltd v Wood (C of A, unreported, 11.5.89) Gould v New South Wales [2005] NSWSC 1121 Reeves v New South Wales [2005] NSWSC 1138 Spaulding v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2) [2006] NSWSC 81 Wood v The Commonwealth of Australia [2006] NSWSC 157
PARTIES : Ross Alexander Wendt (Pl) The Commonwealth of Australia (Def)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 20020/02
COUNSEL : G B Beauchamp (Pl) D J Brogan (Def)
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