Gluszek v State of Queensland [2012] NSWDC 164

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Gluszek v State of Queensland [2012] NSWDC 164 Hearing dates: 26 September 2012 Decision date: 28 September 2012 Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 31(2) Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) the limitation period for the actions pleaded in paragraphs 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 and 16 of the document entitled "Third Amended Statement of Claim" be extended to 28 days from today, namely 26 October 2012. (2) The plaintiff be granted leave to file an amended Statement of Claim incorporating the causes of action set out in order 1, including particulars of the causes of action and of the claim for damages (including but not limited to the claim for punitive damages) by the date in order 1 above. (3) Liberty to apply in relation to costs. Catchwords: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS - extension of time - plaintiff commences proceedings within time and seeks leave to bring further claims out of time - Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld) Legislation Cited: Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld), ss 10, 11, 30 and 31 Cases Cited: Ahmed v Harbour Radio Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 676 Chouman v Margules (1993) 17 MVR 144 Dick v University of Queensland [2000] 2 Qd R 476 Ford v Nagle [2004] NSWCA 33 Marsden v Broadbent [2010] QSC 431 MCA v Queensland [2011] QSC 298 Newman v Queensland [2009] QSC 125 NF v State of Queensland [2005] QCA 110 Stephenson v Queensland [2004] QCA 483 Tiernan v Tiernan [1993] QSC 110 Whalan v Kogarah Municipal Council [2007] NSWCA 5 Texts Cited: Halsbury's Laws of Australia (LexisNexis) Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Plaintiff: Nigel Gluszek Defendant: State of Queensland Representation: Plaintiff:Mr S Longhurst Defendant: Mr J Turnbull Plaintiff: RMB Lawyers Defendant: Ferguson Lawyers File Number(s): 2011/169232 Publication restriction: None