NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Galea v Commonwealth of Australia [2008] NSWSC 44
HEARING DATE(S) : 19 March 2007, 20 March 2007, 11 May 2007, 15 May 2007, 25 May 2007
JUDGMENT DATE : 5 February 2008
JUDGMENT OF : Johnson J at 1
DECISION : Pursuant to the Limitation Act 1969, the limitation period for the cause of action in this proceeding is extended to 14 August 1997.
CATCHWORDS : LIMITATION OF ACTIONS - extension of time - collision between HMAS Voyager and HMAS Melbourne - admissibility of psychiatric opinion evidence concerning normative limb in s.60I(1)(b) Limitation Act 1969 - construction of application of ss.60G and 60I Limitation Act 1969
LEGISLATION CITED : Limitation Act 1969 Evidence Act 1995
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Commonwealth of Australia v Shaw (2006) 66 NSWLR 325 Pearce v Commonwealth of Australia [2006] NSWCA 210; (2006) Aust Torts Reports 81-856 Commonwealth of Australia v Smith [2005] NSWCA 478 R v GK (2001) 53 NSWLR 317 Blunden v Commonwealth of Australia [1999] ACTSC 128 Commonwealth v Stankowski; Commonwealth v May [2002] NSWCA 348 CASES CITED : Commonwealth of Australia v Lewis [2007] NSWCA 127 Commonwealth of Australia v Smith [2007] NSWCA 169 Harris v Commercial Minerals Limited (1996) 186 CLR 1 CRA Limited v Martignago (1996) 39 NSWLR 13 Baragwanath v Commonwealth of Australia [2005] NSWSC 575 Dedousis v Water Board (1994) 191 CLR 171 Commonwealth of Australia v Diston [2003] NSWCA 51
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