Van Der Borght v Memjet North Ryde Pty Ltd [2018] NSWDC 346

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Van Der Borght v Memjet North Ryde Pty Ltd [2018] NSWDC 346 Hearing dates: 25 October 2018 Date of orders: 27 November 2018 Decision date: 27 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Judge Levy SC Decision: 1. Pursuant to s 151D of the Workers' Compensation Act 1987, the plaintiff is granted leave, nunc pro tunc, to file a statement of claim seeking work injury damages from the defendant for injuries he suffered in the defendant's employ between 24 April 2013 and 10 September 2014;

2. It is noted that statement of claim has already been filed on 20 April 2018;

3. Those portions of the defendant's defence comprising paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6, 11 and the word "Injury" appearing in paragraph 7, are struck out;

4. The defendant is to pay the plaintiff's costs of the notice of motion filed on 2 July 2018;

5. The exhibits may be returned;

6. Liberty to apply on 7 days' notice if further or other orders are required. Catchwords: LIMITATION OF ACTIONS – application by plaintiff pursuant to s 151D of Workers' Compensation Act 1987 – whether service of plaintiff's pre-filing statement was validly served by email on solicitor representing the defendant and its insurer Legislation Cited: Evidence Act 1995, s 67 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 10.5, r 10.6 Workers' Compensation Act 1987, s 74, s 151D, s 151DA Workers' Compensation Commission Rules 2011, r 1.4, r 1.6, r 8.2, r 8.3, r 8.4, r 17.3 Workplace Injury Management and Workers' Compensation Act 1998, s 4, s 281, s 282, s 311, s 313, s 315, s 315(1), s 316, s 317, s 318 Cases Cited: Berowra Holdings Pty Ltd v Gordon [2006] HCA 32; (2006) 225 CLR 364 Brisbane South Regional Health Authority v Taylor [1996] HCA 25; (1996) 186 CLR 541 Bull v Attorney General (NSW) [1913] HCA 60; (1913) 17 CLR 370 Commonwealth of Australia v Shaw [2006] NSWCA 209; (2006) 66 NSWLR 325 Department of Corrective Services v Mitchelson (1992) 26 NSWLR 648 Esso Australia Pty Ltd v The Australian Workers' Union (2017) 92 ALJR 106 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) [1964] HCA 69; (1964) 112 CLR 125 Gower v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWCA 132 Hall v Jones (1942) 42 SR(NSW) 203 Holt v Wynter [2000] NSWCA 143; (2000) 49 NSWLR 128 Howley v Principal Health Care Finance Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 447 Itex Graphix Ltd v Elliott [2002] NSWCA 104; (2002) 54 NSWLR 207 Paper Coaters Pty Limited v Jessop [2009] NSWCA 1 Repatriation Commission v Hawkins (1993) 117 ALR 225 Salvation Army (South Australia Property Trust) v Randle [2008] NSWCA 347 Sea Coatings (Australia) Pty Ltd v Pascoe [2008] NSWCA 54 Smith v Grant [2006] NSWCA 244 Strasburger Enterprises Pty Ltd trading as Quix Food Stores v Serna [2008] NSWCA 354 Tokyo Mart Pty Ltd v Campbell (1988) 15 NSWLR 275 X v Commonwealth of Australia [1999] HCA 63; (1999) 200 CLR 177 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Gunther Van Der Borght (Plaintiff/Applicant) Memjet North Ryde Pty Limited (Defendant/Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Mr I Roberts SC with Mr P Menary (Plaintiff) Mr F Doak (Defendant)