Walsh v The State of New South Wales (Department of Education & Communities) [2016] NSWDC 343

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Walsh v The State of New South Wales (Department of Education & Communities) [2016] NSWDC 343 Hearing dates: 5 December 2016 Date of orders: 05 December 2016 Decision date: 12 December 2016 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 151D Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), the time for commencement for these proceedings is extended to 27 July 2016 nunc pro tunc. (2) No order as to costs. (3) Proceedings listed for directions before the Registrar on Thursday 19 January 2017. Catchwords: WORKERS COMPENSATION – s 151D Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) – leave to commence proceedings more than three years after injury – adequacy of explanation for delay – extension of time granted Legislation Cited: Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 151D and 151DA Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW), s 313 Cases Cited: Coal & Allied Operations Pty Ltd (t/as Hunter Valley Operations (Howick Mine)) v Stringer [2003] NSWCA 271 Hornby v The Nominal Defendant [2007] NSWCA 222 Howley v Principal Healthcare Finance Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 447 Itek Graphix Pty Ltd v Elliott (2002) 54 NSWLR 207 New South Wales v Judd [2003] NSWCA 355 Smith v Grant [2006] NSWCA 244 Strasburger Enterprises Pty Ltd (t/as Quix Food Stores) v Serna [2008] NSWCA 354 Yu v Spiers [2001] NSWCA 373 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Plaintiff: Glen Norman Walsh Defendant: The State of New South Wales (Department of Education & Communities) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: Mr P Menary Defendant: Mr G Levick