Carey v ABC [2010] NSWSC 709

Reported Decision : 77 NSWLR 136

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Carey v ABC [2010] NSWSC 709

HEARING DATE(S) : 9 & 10 June 2010

JUDGMENT DATE : 30 June 2010

JURISDICTION : Common Law

JUDGMENT OF : McCallum J

1. The plaintiff's oral application for leave under s 23 of the Defamation Act 2005 to bring the present proceeding is dismissed. DECISION : 2. The plaintiff's notice of motion dated 1 May 2009 is dismissed. 3. The proceedings are dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS : DEFAMATION - application under s 23 of the Defamation Act 2005 for leave to bring further proceedings - whether leave may be given retrospectively - DEFAMATION - appliction for extension of time within which to bring proceedings - substantive law applicable - whether "not reasonable in the circumstances" for plaintiff to have commenced an action within the limitation period - where plaintiff had limited access to funds - where complaint made under defendant's internal complaints process

Choice of Law (Limitation Period) Act 1993 (NSW) Defamation Act 1974 LEGISLATION CITED : Defamation Act 2005 (NSW) Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) Limitation Act 2005 (WA)

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Ahmed v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 676 Commercial Union Assurance Co v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; 223 CLR 1 Dow Jones & Company Inc v Gutnick (2002) 210 CLR 575 Macquarie Bank Limited v Berg [2002] NSWSC 254 CASES CITED : Maple v David Syme & Co Ltd [1975] 1 NSWLR 97 Murphy v Lewis [2009] QDC 37 Noonan v Maclennan [2010] QCA 50 Rainey v The State of Western Australia (No 3) [2010] WASC 83 Rodgers v Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd (No 2) [2008] NSWDC 275 Segal v Waverley Council (2005) 64 NSWLR 177 Spautz v Kirby (1989) 21 NSWLR 27