Federal Court of Australia
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JUDGMENT No. 120...
CATCHWORDS
Administrative Law - Natural Justice - Power of Crown to dismiss its servants at pleasure - Australian Capital Territory Police Force - Whether delegation of power in respect of member of police force to Commissioner -
Whether Commissioner obliged to affo1d a hearing to a
solute
member before dismissal. Police (Disciplinary Provisions)
Police Ordinance 1927.
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Ordinance 1972 s.45
The Queen v. Roy Alfred Wilson. Ex parte Robert Alexander
George Donaldson
A.C.T. No. G 9 of 1977 Coram: Bowen C.J., Smithers and Blackburn JJ.
Canberra 21/12/1977
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY ; No. 9 of 1977
GENERAL DIVISION )
ON APPEAL from the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
THE QUEEN against
ROY ALFRED WILSON Appellant (Respondent)
Ex parte : ROBERT ALEXANDER GEORGE DONALDSON
Respondent (Prosecutor)
ORDER JUDGES MAKING ORDER : Bowen C.J., Smithers and Blackburn JJ. DATE OF ORDER : 21 December 1977. WHERE MADE : Canberra.
THE COURT ORDERS THAT :
The Appeal be dismissed with costs.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY REGISTRY No. 9 of 1977
GENERAL DIVISION
ON APPEAL from the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory
THE QUEEN
against
ROY ALFRED WILSON Appellant (Respondent)
Ex parte: ROBERT ALEXANDER GEORGE DONALDSON Respondent (Prosecutor)
CORAM: Bowen C.J., Smithers and Blackburn JJ.
21 December. 1977. JUDGMENT
BOWEN C.J.: This is an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory given on 3rd June 1977.
The facts are within a small compass.
On 4th February 1977 the present respondent, Robert Alexander George Donaldson, who was then a Sergeant Third Class of Police in the Police Force of the Australian Capital Territory, was convicted in the Canberra Court of Petty Sessions of two offences against s.30 of the Commonwealth Crimes Act 1914, and of an offence against s.71 of that Act. The charges involved the stealing and the taking without lawful authority of certain property of the Commonwealth. On each of the charges the
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