O'Halloran v Wood [2004] FCA 544

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

O'Halloran v Wood [2004] FCA 544

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Respective functions of Application and Statement of Claim - Determination of Preliminary Questions of law - Whether appropriate in the circumstances - Public Service - Judicial Review - Determination that an employee is excess to requirements - Jurisdictional fact - Industrial - Certified Agreement - Relationship between Certified Agreement and Public Service Act Public Service Act 1999 (Cth) Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth) Federal Court Rules O'Halloran v Wood (2003) 75 ALD 446 Commonwealth v Sex Discrimination Commissioner (1998) 90 FCR 179 Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission (2000) 199 CLR 135 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL (1999) 46 NSWLR 55 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v Woodhams (2000) 169 ALR 503 Australian Heritage Commission v Mount Isa Mines Ltd (1995) 60 FCR 456 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Australian Heritage Commission v Mount Isa Mines Ltd (1997) 187 CLR 297 Kuar v Minister for Immigration Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (1993) 44 FCR 380 Pharmacy Guild of Australia v Australian Community Pharmacy Authority (1996) 70 FCR 462 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 City of Port Adelaide Enfield v Minister for Transport & Urban Planning (1999) 73 SASR 22 Schwart v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCA 169 Lee v Jacka (1994) 125 ALR 459 R v Teachers Appeal Board Ex parte Bilney (1984) 35 SASR 492 Preston v Carmody (1993) 44 FCR 1 Barratt v Howard (2000) 170 ALR 529 Public Service Act, 1922 (Cth) O'Halloran v Wood (2003) 71 ALD 446 JUSTIN JAMES O'HALLORAN v PETER WOOD AND AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES & INVESTMENT COMMISSION S 481 of 2003 SELWAY J 5 MAY 2004 ADELAIDE