Chandrasekaran v Western Sydney Local Health District [2019] NSWSC 1231

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Chandrasekaran v Western Sydney Local Health District [2019] NSWSC 1231 Hearing dates: 16 September 2019 Date of orders: 18 September 2019 Decision date: 18 September 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison J Decision: (1) Dismiss the plaintiff's amended notice of motion filed on 16 September 2019 with costs. (2) Set aside the plaintiff's notice to produce dated 29 August 2019. (3) Order the plaintiff to pay the costs of the second defendant's notice of motion filed in court on 16 September 2019. Catchwords: CONTEMPT – plaintiff's motion for contempt – where first defendant temporarily in breach of timetable for filing evidence – where timetable varied and reasons for delinquency explained – whether conduct amounts to an intentional disregard for the orders of the court Legislation Cited: Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) (National Law), ss 150A, 159 SCR, rr 55.7, 55.9 UCPR, rr 18.2(1), 18.5 Cases Cited: Chandrasekaran v Western Sydney Local Health District (No 7) [2019] NSWSC 567 Chandrasekaran v Western Sydney Local Health District [2019] NSWSC 327 McDonnell v Novello [2006] NSWSC 1186 Noble Earth Technologies Pty Ltd v Hampic Pty Ltd trading as Cyndan Chemicals [2012] NSWSC 935 Pyoja Pty Ltd v 284 Bronte Road Developments Pty Ltd [2006] NSWSC 831 Tomko v Palasty (No 2) (2007) 71 NSWLR 61 UTSG Pty Ltd v Gwynvill Properties Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 558 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Sujatha Chandrasekaran (Plaintiff) Western Sydney Local Area Health District (First Defendant) Charterhouse Medical Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: R Pietriche (First Defendant) K Petch (Second Defendant)