Rado v Golden Casket (No 2)

Rado sought an order against Golden Casket, the operator of the TattsLotto division 1 lottery, in relation to an unclaimed prize from 2014. The applicant contended that she had purchased the winning ticket but had subsequently lost it. She sought an order that a proportion of the money be paid to her on the basis that she was the purchaser of the winning ticket. This was a repeat application, as a similar application was dismissed previously. The court had to determine whether the applicant was entitled to an order based on her claim that she was the purchaser of the winning ticket, despite having lost it.

The court considered whether there was sufficient evidence to support the applicant's claim that she was the purchaser of the winning ticket. It also had to consider whether the applicant was precluded from making the claim due to the previous application being dismissed. The court held that the applicant had not provided sufficient evidence to support her claim, and that she was precluded from making the claim again due to the previous dismissal. The court concluded that the applicant's claim was without merit.

The application was dismissed. The applicant was ordered to pay the respondent’s costs of the application, to be assessed on the standard basis if not agreed. The court held that the applicant had not provided sufficient evidence to support her claim, and that she was precluded from making the claim again due to the previous dismissal. The court found that the applicant's claim was without merit, and that the application should be dismissed.