Lisa Maree Jacks v State of New South Wales [2013] NSWDC 168

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Lisa Maree Jacks v State of New South Wales [2013] NSWDC 168 Hearing dates: 11/6/13 - 18/6/13 Decision date: 06 September 2013 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Murrell SC DCJ Decision: See [76] and [78] Catchwords: CIVIL- Extension of limitation period - awareness of fact, nature and extent of injury - awareness of connection between injury and respondent's acts - 'just and reasonable' to extend limitation period. Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act 1986, s 294 Child Welfare Act 1939, ss 82, 148C(1)(b), 148B(5) Limitation Act 1969, ss 60G, 60I Cases Cited: Briggs v Sewell [2002] NSWCA 182 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541 Cavanagh v State of New South Wales [2008] NSWCA 350 Commonwealth of Australia v Shaw 66 NSWLR 325 Commonwealth of Australia v Smith [2005] NSWCA 478 CRA Ltd v Martignano & Anor 39 NSWLR 13 Dedousis v Water Board (1994) 181 CLR 171 DC v State of NSW [2010] NSWCA 15 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8 Grant v State Rail Authority (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Yeldham J, 28 February 1986, unreported) Holt v Wynter 49 NSWLR 128 Pearce v The Commonwealth [2006] NSWCA 210 TC v State of NSW [2001] NSWCA 380 Tomko v Palasty (No 2) (2007) 71 NSWLR 61 Turagadamudamu v PMP [2009] NSWCA 120 South Western Sydney Area Health Service v Gabriel [2001] NSWCA 477 Windsurf Holdings Pty Ltd v Leonard; Carlson v Leonard; Wyvill v Leonard [2009] NSWCA 6 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Lisa Maree Jacks (applicant) State of New South Wales (respondent) Representation: Mr R Royle (applicant) Mr J Sharpe (respondent) Artemis Legal (applicant) Crown Solicitors Office (respondent) File Number(s): 2012/277585