In Wood v Safe Places Community Services Ltd [2024] QDC 92, the applicant, Kirsty Suzanne Wood, sought an extension of time to file a claim for personal injuries against the respondent, Safe Places Community Services Ltd, under the Limitation of Actions Act 1974 (Qld). Justice Coker DCJ presided over the matter, which involved evaluating whether material facts of a decisive character existed that were not within Wood's knowledge prior to the expiration of the limitation period. The applicant presented evidence, including medical reports detailing significant psychological trauma experienced during her employment. Ultimately, the court found that Wood had taken reasonable steps to ascertain the injury's nature and severity and that new information provided by her psychiatrist was decisive. Consequently, the court granted the application, allowing the extension, and reserved the applicant's costs for the final determination of the proceedings.
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