Walsh v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1480

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Walsh v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1480 Hearing dates: 3 May 2018 Date of orders: 04 October 2018 Decision date: 04 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) In accordance with paragraph 3 of the plaintiff's amended notice of motion filed 3 May 2018, the summons and substantive matter be heard together.

(2) The plaintiff is to file and serve the proposed further statement of claim within 14 days.

(3) The defendant's amended notice of motion filed 10 July 2017 is dismissed.

(4) The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of both motions on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: Civil Procedure – summary dismissal – pleadings –Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), 13.4 – whether a reasonable cause of action is disclosed – duty of care – whether duty of care is inconsistent with statutory duties – Police Act 1990 (NSW), s 136 – whether duty of care is a personal duty – whether duty of care is retrospective – whether pleading of breach of duty of care is deficient – Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56

Civil Procedure – limitation period – Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) – whether cause of action is statute barred – notion of motion seeking extension of limitation period filed out of limitation period – disability – Limitation Act 1969 (NSW), s 52 – whether application for extension of time is arguable Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) ss 3B and 5B Civil Liability Amendment (Personal Responsibility) Act 2002 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 32 and 64 Police Act 1990 (NSW), ss 4, 6, 8, 64, 136 Limitation Act 1969 (NSW) ss 11, 50C, 50F, 52, 58, 60C, 60G and 60I Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), 13.4 and 14.28 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 553; [2000] HCA 41 Barber v Somerset County Council [2004] 1 WLR 1089 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor (1996) 186 CLR 541; [1996] HCA 25 Brookfield Multiplex Ltd v Owners Corporation Strata Plan 61288 (2014) 254 CLR 185; [2014] HCA 34 Contribution Fund of Australia v Hunt (1982) 44 ALR 365 Cran v State of New South Wales [2004] NSWCA 92 Esanda Finance Corporation Ltd v Peat Marwick Hungerfords (1997)188 CLR 241; [1997] HCA 8 Fahy v New South Wales (2007) 232 CLR 486; [2007] HCA 20 Gibson v Parkes District Hospital (1991) 26 NSWLR 9 Gillespie v The Commonwealth (1991) 105 FLR 196 Guthrie v Spence [2009] NSWCA 369 Hegarty v Queensland Ambulance Service [2007] QCA 366 Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire [1932] AC 562 Hillebrand v Penrith Council [2000] NSWSC 1058 John Pfeiffer Pty Limited v Rogerson (2000) 203 CLR 503; [2000] HCA 36 Kingsley Corporation Ltd v ANZ Banking Group (No 2) (NSWSC, 15 October 1997, unreported) Koehler v Cerebos (Australia) Ltd (2005) 222 CLR 44 Kotulski v Attard [1981] 1 NSWLR 115 Magman International Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd [1991] FCA 41; (1991) 32 FCR 1 McDonald v Grech [2012] NSWSC 717 New South Wales v Harlum [2007] NSWCA 120 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2013] NSWCA 71 Olive v Johnstone [2006] NSWCA 21 Optus Administration Pty Ltd v Glenn Wright by his tutor James Stuart Wright [2017] NSWCA 21 Patronis v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 516 Perera v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 19 Prince Alfred College Incorporated v ADC (2016) 258 CLR 134; [2016] HCA 37 Saunders v Jackson [2009] NSWCA 192 Spencer v Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 State of New South Wales v Bennie [2005] NSWCA 172 State of New South Wales v Briggs [2016] NSWCA 344 Sullivan v Moody (2001) 207 CLR 562; [2001] HCA 9 Tame v New South Wales; Annetts v Australian Stations Pty Ltd (2002) 211 CLR 317; [2002] HCA 35 The Beach Club Port Douglas Pty Ltd v Page [2006] 1 Qd R 307; [2005] QCA 465 Wardley Australia Ltd v Western Australia (1992) 175 CLR 514; [1992] HCA 55 Wicks v State Rail Authority (NSW) (known as State Rail) (2010) 267 ALR 23; [2010] HCA 22 X (Minors) v Bedfordshire County Council [1995] 2 AC 633; [1995] UKHL 9 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Wendy Walsh (Plaintiff) State of New South Wales (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: J Morris SC with MN Hammond (Plaintiff) BK Nolan (Defendant)