Skillen v State of New South Wales; Fuller v State of New South Wales; Fuller-Wilson v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWDC 342

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Skillen v State of New South Wales; Fuller v State of New South Wales; Fuller-Wilson v State of New South Wales [2017] NSWDC 342 Hearing dates: 28 July 2017 and 17 August 2017 Date of orders: 28 November 2017 Decision date: 28 November 2017 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Hatzistergos DCJ Decision: 1 Proceedings 45950/2017, 45989/2017, 46009/2017 be dismissed pursuant to UCPR 13.4(b). 2 The Plaintiffs are to pay the Defendants' costs. Catchwords: NOTICE OF MOTION – summary dismissal – strike out Statement of Claim – Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) Crown Proceedings Act 1988 (NSW) Law Reform (Vicarious Liability) Act 1983 (NSW) s 10(2) Police Act 1990 (NSW) s 213 State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989 (NSW) Cases Cited: Australian Capital Territory v Crowley and Others (2012) 7 ACTLR 142; [2012] ACTCA 52 Caltex Refineries (Qld) v Stavar (2009) 75 NSW LR 649; [2009] NSWCA 258 Cran v State of New South Wales (2004) 62 NSWLR 95; [2004] NSWCA 92 Crimmins v Stevedoring Industry Finance Committee (1999) 200 CLR 1; [1999] HCA 59 D'Orta Ekenaike v Victoria Legal Aid (2005) 223 CLR 1; [2005] HCA 12 Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan (2002) 211 CLR 540; [2002] HCA 54 Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [1989] AC 53 Hunter Area Health Service v Presland [2005] NSWCA 33; 63 NSWLR 22 New South Wales v Napier [2002] NSWCA 402 Rickard v State of New South Wales [2010] NSWSC 151 Rush and Others v Commissioner of Police (2006) 150 FCR 165; [2006] FCA 12 Shaw v New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 at [128]-[123] Simmons v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2014] NSWCA 405 State of New South Wales v Briggs [2016] NSWCA 344 State of New South Wales v Klein [2006] NSWCA 295 State of New South Wales v Spearpoint [2009] NSWCA 233 State of New South Wales v Tyszyk [2008] NSWCA 107 State of New South Wales v Tyszyk [2008] NSWCA 107 Sullivan v Moody (2001) 207 CLR 562; [2001] HCA 59 Tame v New South Wales (2002) 211 CLR 317; [2002] HCA 35 Tame v New South Wales 11 CLR 317; [2002] HCA 352 at [12] (Gleeson CJ) Thompson v Vincent and Others (2005) 153 A Crim R 577 Wilson & Ors v State of New South Wales (2001) 53 NSWLR 407; [2001] NSWSC 869 Woolcock Street Investments Pty Ltd v CDG Pty Ltd [2004] HCA 16; 78 ALJR 628 Category: Consequential orders (other than Costs) Parties: Ms Nicole Fuller (Plaintiff in 2017/45950) Ms Brea Skillen (Plaintiff in 2017/45989) Ms Elizabeth Ann Fuller-Wilson (Plaintiff in 2017/46009)