Iselin v Resource Pacific Pty Ltd t/as Ravensworth Underground Joint Venture formerly Resource Pacific Limited t/as Newpac No. 1 Colliery [2014] NSWDC 80

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Iselin v Resource Pacific Pty Ltd t/as Ravensworth Underground Joint Venture formerly Resource Pacific Limited t/as Newpac No. 1 Colliery [2014] NSWDC 80 Hearing dates: 31 March 2014 Decision date: 04 April 2014 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) An order pursuant to s 151D Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), nunc pro tunc, granting leave to continue these proceedings against the respondent. (2) Costs to be costs in the proceedings. Catchwords: TORT - personal injury - application for an order nunc pro tunc, granting leave to continue proceedings against employer pursuant to s 151D(2) of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) - whether unavailability of supervisor and asserted inadequacy of medical reports and inconsistencies in evidence constituted actual prejudice - whether gaps in obtaining legal advice were unexplained - application granted Legislation Cited: Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 151A and 151D Cases Cited: Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 206 CLR 54 Coal and Allied Operations Pty Ltd t/as Hunter Valley Operations (Howick Mine) v Stringer [2003] NSWCA 271 Container Terminals Australia v Huseyin [2008] NSWCA 320 Davis v Council of the City of Wagga Wagga [2004] NSWCA 34 Ferguson v McDonalds [2005] NSWCA 401 Gulic v O'Neill [2011] NSWCA 361 Hill v Richards [2011] NSWCA 291 Itek Graphix Pty Ltd v Elliott (2002) 54 NSWLR 207 Kappadoukas v Fransepp Pty Ltd [2006] NSWCA 366 Mason v Demasi [2009] NSWCA 227 Mastronardi v State of New South Wales [2009] NSWCA 270 Merton v Manildra Energy Australia Pty Ltd [2013] NSWSC 1482 Murdock v Lipman [2012] NSWSC 983 Ryan v Forstaff Engineering Personnel Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 1009 Strasburger Enterprises Pty Ltd trading as Quix Food Stores v Serna [2008] NSWCA 354 Taouk v Taouk [2010] NSWCA 372 Wade v Judd [2004] NSWCA 355 Texts Cited: - Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Plaintiff: Ian Bruce Iselin Defendant: Resource Pacific Pty Ltd t/as Ravensworth Underground Joint Venture formerly Resource Pacific Limited t/as Newpac No. 1 Colliery Representation: Plaintiff: Mr G Graham Defendant: Mr D Stanton Plaintiff: Emery Partners Defendant: Sparke Helmore Lawyers File Number(s): 2013/326338 Publication restriction: None