The Queen v. Pearson, Eric Sterndale & Ors [1980] FCA 192

CATCHWORDS

Certiorari - Decision of Disciplinary Appeal Board constituted under the Commonwealth Teaching Service Act 1972 dismissing appeal from decision of the Commissioner of the Commonwealth Teaching Service to retire a teacher - Whether Board made an error of law on the face of the record - Whether any error of law affected the Board's decision - Commonwealth Teaching

Service Act 1972 s.34.

ON APPEAL from the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory

THE QUEEN against

ERIC STERNDALE PEARSON Firstnamed Respondent

AND: JOHN MARK EDMUNDS

Secondnamed Respondent

AND: JOHN ALBERT MORLEY Thirdnamed Respondent ex parte REBECCA CHONG Appellant

F.C. No. 5 of 1978

CORAM: CONNOR, EVATT and KEFLY JJ.

17 December 1980

Federal Court of Australia, Sydney.

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

DISTRICT REGISTRY

GENERAL DIVISION

AND:

AND:

JUDGES MAKING ORDER DATE OF ORDER WHERE MADE

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

T.c. No. 5 of 1978

ae ae eee ae ee eee es

ON APPEAL From the Supreme Court of the

Australian Capital Territory THE QUFFN against

ERIC STERNDALE PEARSON

Firstnamed Respondent JOHN MARK EDMUNDS Secondnamed Respondent

JOHN ALBERT MORLEY

Thirdnamed Respondent

ex parte REBECCA CHONG

Appellant (Prosecutrix)

ORDER

CONNOR, EVATT and KEELY JJ. 17 December 1980

Sydney.

1. The appeal be dismissed.

2. The respondents' costs of the appeal be taxed and

paid by the appellant.

circumstances; for example, a serious factual error in an investigator's report on which

the Committee has relied) any further action

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