Dunning v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2015] NSWSC 2095

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Dunning v NSW Trustee & Guardian [2015] NSWSC 2095 Hearing dates: 14 July 2015 Date of orders: 15 July 2015 Decision date: 15 July 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity - Duty List Before: Brereton J Decision: Moneys paid into Dust Diseases Tribunal and thence to NSW Trustee be paid out to solicitors for plaintiff. Catchwords: DISABILITY – application for payment out of moneys paid into Dust Diseases Tribunal pursuant to judgment of Tribunal – where beneficiary formerly incapable of managing affairs – where money now held by NSW Trustee & Guardian in common fund – whether Court has jurisdiction to order payment out of money to plaintiff – effect of (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2001, s 77 – s 77 not to detract from Court's inherent parens patriae jurisdiction – power to order payment of money to plaintiff personally where no longer incapable. Legislation Cited: (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2001, s 77(2), s 77(3), s 77(4), s 78, s 79 (NSW) NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009, s 86, s 104, s 105 (NSW) Public Trustee Act 1913, s 36B (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 41.7 Cases Cited: BHP Billiton Ltd v Dunning [2015] NSWCA 55 CJ v AKJ [2015] NSWSC 498 Dickson v Australian Associated Motor Insurers Ltd [2010] QSC 69; [2011] 1 Qd R 214 Diver v Diver [2007] VSC 146; (2007) 16 VR 318 Dunning v BHP Billiton Limited [2014] NSWDDT 3 H v H [2015] NSWSC 837 Jones v Moylan (1997) 18 WAR 492 Morris v Zanki (1997) 18 WAR 260 Singh (by her next friend Singh) v Calvary Hospital ACT Inc (No 2) (2009) 3 ACTLR 247; (2009) 166 ACTR 78; (2009) 3 ASTLR 50; [2009] ACTSC 57 Smith v Reynolds [1989] VR 309 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jake Douglas Dunning (first plaintiff) Steven Douglas Dunning (second plaintiff) NSW Trustee & Guardian (defendant) Representation: Counsel: P Semmler QC (plaintiffs) C Phang (solicitor) (defendant)