Aaron John Chapman v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWDC 184

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Aaron John Chapman v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWDC 184 Hearing dates: 9 June 2017 Date of orders: 13 July 2017 Decision date: 13 July 2017 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: (1) The motion filed on 6 April 2017 is dismissed; (2) I will hear from the parties as to the provision of a fresh timetable in accordance with these reasons; (3) I will hear from the parties as to costs. Catchwords: NOTICE OF MOTION – SUMMARY DISMISSAL – whether proceedings vexatious or no reasonable prospects of success – STRIKE OUT PLEADINGS – whether paragraphs of Plaintiff's Statement of Claim should be struck out

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – whether certain facts need not be pleaded – pleaded cause of action must identify all essential ingredients of right proposed to be enforced – when Defendant bears onus of proof Legislation Cited: Bail Act 1978 (NSW) ss 4(2) and 17 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) s 64(1) Federal Court Act 1976 (Cth) ss 31A(2) and 31A(3) Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 16.03(2) Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) s 99 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (UK) ss 27, 37 and 40 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 13.4(1), 14.7, 14.10, 14.14, 14.28, 15.1, 15.9 and 19.1 Cases Cited: Bott v Carter [2012] NSWCA 89 Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union v BHP Coal Pty Ltd [2017] FCAFC 50 Darcy (by her tutor Diane Aldridge) v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 413 Dey v Victorian Railways Commissioners (1949) 78 CLR 62 Dowse v State of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 337 Drake v Wood Marshall Williams Solicitors [2015] NSWSC 1091 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125; [1964] HCA 69 Spencer v The Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 State of New South Wales v Radford [2010] NSWCA 276 Symes v Mahon [1922] SASR 447 at 449 Travers v The State of New South Wales [2016] NSWDC 297 Zaravinos v State of New South Wales (2004) 151 A Crim R 24; [2004] NSWCA 320 Texts Cited: E Bullen, S M Leake and I H Jacob, Precedents of Pleadings (Sweet & Maxwell, 13th ed, 1990) E Bullen, S M Leake and I H Jacob, Precedents of Pleadings (Sweet & Maxwell, 18th ed, 2016) Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Mr Aaron John Chapman (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms G Mahony (Defendant)