Lawrance v President, Administrative Appeals Tribunal [2005] FCA 740

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Lawrance v President, Administrative Appeals Tribunal [2005] FCA 740

LAWRANCE V President, Administrative Appeals Tribunal AND ORS N 55 of 2005 JACOBSON J SYDNEY 3 JUNE 2005

IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

NEW SOUTH WALES DISTRICT REGISTRY N55 OF 2005

BETWEEN: Aroha Lawrance

APPLICANT

AND: President, Administrative Appeals Tribunal

FIRST RESPONDENT

Senior Member Kelly, Administrative Appeals Tribunal

SECOND RESPONDENT

Senior Member Allen, Administrative Appeals Tribunal

THIRD RESPONDENT

Bev Smith, CRS Australia

FOURTH RESPONDENT

chief Executive Officer, CRS Australia

FIFTH RESPONDENT

Executive Director, Social Security Appeals Tribunal

SIXTH RESPONDENT

Chief Executive Officer, Centrelink

SEVENTH RESPONDENT

Principal Member, Refugee Review Tribunal

EIGHTH RESPONDENT

Secretary, Department of Family & Community Services

NINTH RESPONDENT

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

TENTH RESPONDENT

JUDGE: Jacobson J

DATE OF ORDER: 3 JUNE 2005

WHERE MADE: SYDNEY

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1. The Chief Executive Officer of CRS Australia, the Executive Director of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal, Chief Executive Officer of Centrelink, the Principal Member of Refugee Review Tribunal, and the Secretary of the Department of Family and Community Services are joined as respondents to the proceedings. 2. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission ("HREOC") is joined as a respondent to the proceedings on a conditional basis; if no application is made within 14 days seeking to have the conditional order discharged, HREOC is taken to be joined. 3. The applicant is directed to notify HREOC within 7 days of today of the order which I have made. 4. HREOC is granted liberty on 72 hours notice to make an application discharging the conditional order for its joinder. 5. Applicant is to file and serve any further affidavit upon which she proposes to rely on or before 1 July 2005. 6. CRS Australia, Social Security Appeals Tribunal, Centrelink, the Refugee Review Tribunal, and the Department of Family and Community Services are to file and serve any affidavits upon which they propose to rely on or before 22 July 2005. 7. Any other respondent who wishes to file and serve an affidavit in the proceedings may do so on or before 22 July 2005. 8. The Fourth Respondent is to be notified of today's orders and judgment. 9. The matter is listed for directions on 4 August 2005 at 9.30am. Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36 of the Federal Court Rules.