Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWSC 1999

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] NSWSC 1999 Hearing dates: 31 August 2018 Date of orders: 21 December 2018 Decision date: 21 December 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: (1) Applicant's Notice of Motion filed 16 July 2018 is dismissed. (2) Pursuant to s 98(4)(c) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005, order that the applicant pay the respondent's costs of the proceedings as a gross sum of $6,000. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — application seeking that a costs order be set aside on basis of a denial of procedural fairness or irregularity — where applicant was unsuccessful in the substantive proceedings and the usual order as to costs was made — Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, r 36.15 — extensive delay of five years between entry of costs order and application — no denial of procedural fairness — no relevant public interest in the substantive proceedings — application dismissed

COSTS — specified gross sum costs order and indemnity costs sought by respondent — where cost and delay of assessment would not be warranted — reasonable amount sought — indemnity costs not appropriate — gross sum costs order made Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Crown Proceedings Act 1988 Interpretation Act 1987 Police Act 1990 Supreme Court Act 1970 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1995) 135 ALR 160 Brown v Rezitis [1970] HCA 56; (1970) 127 CLR 157 Cameron v Cole [1944] HCA 5; (1944) 68 CLR 571 Commonwealth v Sex Discrimination Commissioner & Ors [1998] FCA 1607; (1998) 90 FCR 179 CSR Ltd v Eddy (2005) 226 CLR 1 Friends Of Hinchinbrook Society Inc v Minister For Environment & Ors [1998] FCA 432; (1998) 84 FCR 186 G R Vaughan (Holdings) Pty Ltd v Vogt [2006] NSWCA 263 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Hamod v State of New South Wales and Anor [2011] NSWCA 375 Harrison & Anor v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 213; (2002) 54 NSWLR 738 Idoport Pty Limited v National Australia Bank Limited [2007] NSWSC 23 Kerr v Commissioner of Police (1977) 2 NSWLR 721 Lollis v Loulatzis (No 2) [2008] VSC 35 Keddie v Foxall [1955] VLR 320 Miltonbrook Pty Ltd v Westbury Holdings Kiama Pty Ltd [2008] NSWCA 38; (2008) 71 NSWLR 262 Oshlack v Richmond River Council [1998] HCA 11; (1998) 193 CLR 72 Perera v Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Ltd (No.2) [2018] NSWSC 1577 Perpetual Trustee Australia v Heperu Pty Ltd (No 2) [2009] NSWCA 387; (2009) 78 NSWLR 190 Pollock v Hicks [2015] NSWCA 122 Re Kerry (No 2) [2012] NSWCA 194 Ritson v Commissioner of Police [2013] NSWSC 1396 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] FCCA 1204 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2017] FCA 1192 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force [2018] FCCA 916 Ritson v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police Force (No 2) [2018] FCCA 1941 Tomasevic v Travaglini & Anor [2007] VSC 337 Vaughan v Byron Shire Council [2012] NSWSC 75 Waterman v Gerling Australia Insurance Co Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWSC 1111 Zakaria v Dr Noyce [2012] NSWSC 981 Category: Costs Parties: Brendan Ritson (Applicant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: In person (Applicant) P Afshar (Respondent)