Justin McMaster v State of New South Wales No. 12/4882; Georgia Karakizos v State of New South Wales No. 12/27695; Kayla McMaster v State of New South Wales No. 12/27725 [2013] NSWDC 244

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Justin McMaster v State of New South Wales No. 12/4882; Georgia Karakizos v State of New South Wales No. 12/27695; Kayla McMaster v State of New South Wales No. 12/27725 [2013] NSWDC 244 Hearing dates: 9 September 2013 - 20 September 2013 Decision date: 13 December 2013 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Mahony SC DCJ Decision: Verdict and judgment for each plaintiff. For Orders see [272] - [274] Catchwords: Intentional tort; battery; Police operational immunity. Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1944 Evidence Act 1995 Limitation of Actions Act 1958 (Vic) Cases Cited: State of New South Wales v Klein [2006] NSWCA 295 ACT v Crowley & Anor [2012] ACTCA 52 Sullivan v Moody (2001) 207 CLR 562 Hill v Chief Constable at West Yorkshire [1989] AC 53 Van Colle v Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Police [2009] AC 225 New South Wales v Paige [2002] NSWCA 235 Tame v State of New South Wales (2002) 211 CLR 317 Stingel v Clarke (2006) 226 CLR 442 Williams v Milotin (1957) 97 CLR 464 State of New South Wales v Tyszyk [2008] NSWCA 107 Zecevic v DPP (VIC) (1987) 162 CLR 645 Browne v Dunn (1893) 6 R. 67 H.L Scala v Mammolitti (1965) 114 CLR 153 Gifford v Strang Patrick Stevedoring Pty Ltd (2003) 214 CLR 269 Underhill v Sherwell [1997] NSWCA 325 R v XY (2010) 79 NSWLR 629 Dean v Phung [2012] NSWCA 223 Crimmins v Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee (1999) CLR 1 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victorian Legal Aid (2005) 223 CLR 1 State of New South Wales v Tyszyk [2008] NSWCA 107 Cran v New South Wales (2004) 62 NSWLR 95 Brooks v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (2005) 1WLR 149 State of New South Wales v Riley (2003) 57 NSWLR 496 New South Wales v Koumdjiev (2005) 63 NSWLR 353 New South Wales v Ibbett (2005) 65 NSWLR 168 New South Wales v Delly (2007) 70 NSWLR 125 Ashley v Chief Constable of Sussex Police (2008) 1AC 962 State of New South Wales v Spearpoint [2009] NSWCA 233 Fontin v Katapodis (1962) 108 CLR 177 Cook v Beal (1699) 91ER 1014 Medlin v State Government Insurance Commission (1995) 182 CLR 1 State of New South Wales v Moss (2000) 54 NSWLR 536 New South Wales v Ibbett (2006) 229 CLR 638 Uren v John Fairfax & Sons Pty Limited (1966) 117 CLR 1118 Lamb v Cotogno (1988) 164 CLR 1 XL Petroleum (NSW) Pty Limited v Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Limited (1985) 155 CLR Merest v Harvey (1814) 128 ER 761 Texts Cited: Who is telling the truth?, Psychology, Commonsense and the Law, (2006) 80 ALJ 655 Halbury's Laws of Australia Assessment of Damages for Personal Injury and Death", 4th Ed, Luntz Mayne & McGregor on Damages, 12th Ed, (1961) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Justin McMaster - Plaintiff (1st matter) Georgia Karakizos - Plaintiff (2nd matter) Kayla McMaster - Plaintiff (3rd matter) State of New South Wales - Defendant Representation: J Sheller with W Potter - Plaintiffs P Saidi - Defendants Greg Walsh & Co Makinson D'Apice File Number(s): 12/4882, 12/27695, 12/27725 Publication restriction: Nil