NYX v State of Queensland
[2025] QSC 207 · North J
Incident & injury
Sexual assaults by male relatives and acquaintances over period 1980-1988 following death of plaintiff's father; alleged failure by State (police and child welfare officers) to take child into care/protection
- Body regions
- Psychiatric
- Diagnoses
- Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Incident date
- 29 September 1980
- Location
- Redcliffe, Brisbane
Quick facts
- Date of judgment
- 27 August 2025
- Claim type
- Historical Abuse
- Proceeding
- Interlocutory
- Plaintiff outcome
- Partial
- Plaintiff age at injury
- 7
- Occupation
- Minor / Child
Outcome
Defendant's strike out application largely successful: both the Second Further Amended Statement of Claim and Third Further Amended Statement of Claim struck out. Plaintiff refused leave to replead a cause of action based on statutory duty but granted leave to replead common law duty of care. Plaintiff ordered to pay defendant's costs on the standard basis.
Key issues
NYX v State of Queensland [2025] QSC 207
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