Hammond v State of New South Wales [2015] NSWCA 304

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Hammond v State of New South Wales [2015] NSWCA 304 Hearing dates: 17 September 2015 Date of orders: 30 September 2015 Decision date: 30 September 2015 Before: Emmett JA; Gleeson JA Decision: Summons seeking an extension of time and leave to appeal be dismissed with costs. Catchwords: PROCEDURE – summary dismissal – whether an arguable cause of action is disclosed – whether a collateral attack is sought to be made on exercises of judicial power, contrary to the principles of res judicata and issue estoppel Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 13 Law Reform (Vicarious Liability) Act 1983 (NSW), ss 7, 8 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2)(c), (e) Civil Procedure Regulation 2012 (NSW), cll 4, 8, 11 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 4.10, 51.9 Cases Cited: Crimmins v Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee [1999] HCA 59; 200 CLR 1 D'Orta-Ekenaike v Victorian Legal Aid [2005] HCA 12; 223 CLR 1 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 19; 112 CLR 125 R v Kirby; Ex parte Boilermakers' Society of Australia [1956] HCA 10; 94 CLR 254 Walton v Gardiner [1993] HCA 77; 177 CLR 378 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Patrick Hammond (First Applicant) Tracie Hammond (Second Applicant) State of New South Wales (First Respondent) Commonwealth of Australia (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: In person (First Applicant) No appearance (Second Applicant) G Sarginson (First Respondent) A Markus (solicitor) (Second Respondent)