Young v Racing NSW (ABN 862 816 044 17) [2019] NSWDC 662

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Young v Racing NSW (ABN 862 816 044 17) [2019] NSWDC 662 Hearing dates: 7 November 2019 Date of orders: 14 November 2019 Decision date: 14 November 2019 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Gibson DCJ Decision: (1) Pursuant to rr 13.4 and 14.28 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), these proceedings are struck out and dismissed. (2) Costs reserved, with liberty to apply. Catchwords: TORT – defamation – negligence – plaintiff brings proceedings against two racing entities and a Council following a refusal to permit him to train horses at a racing club – damage to reputation asserted to arise from unknown persons viewing a 2012 media news hyperlink and using this information in unspecified downloadings and/or publications – no particulars of date, contents, publisher or publishee of any consequent publications – negligence claim brought on a similar basis - application for summary dismissal pursuant to rr 13.4 and 14.28 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – abuse of process – whether proceedings brought for a collateral advantage – proceedings struck out and dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Liability Act 2005 (NSW), s 46 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 65 Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996 (NSW), ss 4 and 14 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4, 14.6, 14.8, 14.14, 14.28, 14.30 and 19.5 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552 Bleyer v Google Inc (2014) 88 NSWLR 670 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker [2013] FCAFC 83 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Barker (2014) 253 CLR 169 Connelly v DPP [1964] AC 1254 El-Mouelhy v Q society of Australia Inc (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 990 Emmerton v University of Sydney [1970] 2 NSWR 633 Farrow v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 246 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Ghosh v NineMSN Pty Ltd (2015) 90 NSWLR 595 Hanshaw v Channel Seven Network Australia Pty Ltd [2014] NSWSC 178 Hockey v Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd (2015) 237 FCR 33 Spautz v Williams [1983] 2 NSWLR 506 Sutherland Shire Council v Hayman (1985) 157 CLR 442 Turner v Bulletin Newspaper Co Pty Ltd (1974) 131 CLR 69 Visscher v Maritime Union of Australia (No 6) (2014) 98 NSWLR 764 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 Young v RSPCA NSW & Ors [2019] NSWDC 613 Texts Cited: Riesman, D., "Democracy and Defamation: Fair Game and Fair Comment" (1942) 42 Columbia Law Review 1085 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff: Gary Young First Defendant: Racing NSW (ABN 862 816 044 17) Second Defendant: Casino Racing Club Ltd Third Defendant: Richmond Valley Council Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff: In person First and Second Defendants: Mr A T S Dawson SC / Mr T M Rogan Third Defendant: Mr M A Karam