Allan Petit v State of New South Wales & Anor [2012] NSWDC 105

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Allan Petit v State of New South Wales & Anor [2012] NSWDC 105 Hearing dates: 22 June 2012, 23 July 2012 Decision date: 27 July 2012 Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Notice of Motion Dismissed Catchwords: Civil liability; Offender in custody Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Civil Liability Legislation Amendment Act 2008 Cases Cited: Hawkins v Clayton (1988) 164 CLR 539 Commonwealth v Cornwall (2007) 229 CLR 519 Wilson v State Rail Authority of NSW [2010] NSWCA 198 at [12-15] Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 at [69] Peter Kent Development Pty Limited v ANZ Banking Group Limited NSWSC, unreported Tabet v Gett (2010) 240 CLR 537 Ryan v Forstaff Engineering Personnel Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1009 Dey v Victorian Railway Cmrs (1949) 78 CLR 62 at 90 Larry Dawson v State of NSW unreported, 23 March 2012, Sidis DCJ Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Allan Petit - Plaintiff (Respondent) State of New South Wales - First Defendant (Applicant) Justice Health - Second Defendant (Applicant) Representation: D Stewart - Plaintiff (Respondent) V McWilliam - First & Second Defendants (Applicants) Crown Solicitor - Plaintiff (Respondent) Logical Legal Solitors - Defendant (Applicant) File Number(s): 12/6923 Publication restriction: Nil