NSW (Ambulance Service of NSW) v McKITTRICK

[2009] NSWCA 63

NSW Court of Appeal

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Interrogate

Catchwords

1. Practice and Procedure
2. › Particulars
3. › Further and better particulars
4. › Indemnification proceedings under s 151Z(1)(d)
5. › Whether UCPR r 15.12 applies to s 151Z indemnity proceedings
6. › Whether order for particulars 'in accordance with' r 15.12 appropriate
7. › Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), r 15.12
1. Workers' Compensation
2. › Indemnification proceedings
3. › Section 151Z(1)(d) statutory indemnity
4. › Burden of proving damages payable by putative tortfeasor
5. › Whether onus on plaintiff employer or defendant tortfeasor
6. › Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW), s 151Z(1)(d)
1. Appeal
2. › Interlocutory orders
3. › Leave to appeal from District Court
4. › Circumstances justifying intervention in interlocutory practice and procedure

Quick Take

UCPR r 15.12 (particulars in personal injury cases) does not apply to s 151Z(1)(d) workers' compensation indemnity proceedings, and orders for particulars 'in accordance with' that rule are inappropriate in such proceedings. The onus of proving the damages payable by the putative tortfeasor rests on the plaintiff employer. To obtain an order for further particulars, a defendant must demonstrate potential prejudice from having to prepare for trial without sufficient detail of the claim, not merely point to apparent inconsistencies in the plaintiff's evidence.