Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Manchester v MacDonnell [2012] FCA 841 Citation: Manchester v MacDonnell [2012] FCA 841
Appeal from: Federal Magistrates Court of Australia
Parties: MR MANCHESTER v JANE MACDONNELL, SUE ELLEN BULLOCK, SOCIAL SECURITY APPEALS TRIBUNAL, MS MANCHESTER and COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
File number: NSD 160 of 2012
Judge: GRIFFITHS J
Date of judgment: 10 August 2012
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – decision by SSAT Principal Member to remove appellant as a party to SSAT proceedings – decision by SSAT Senior Member to consequently dismiss appellant's application to SSAT – whether Senior Member failed to take into account prejudice to the appellant – whether Federal Magistrate failed to consider the effect of the removal decision on the appellant's substantive rights – whether the Federal Magistrate erred in not finding that the Principal Member improperly exercised discretion under s 101(5)(c) of the Child Support (Registration & Collection) Act 1988 (Cth)
Legislation: Child Support (Registration & Collection) Act 1988 (Cth) ss 88, 100, 101, 103K, 103N, 103ZA Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) s 5
Cases cited: Lenijamar Pty Ltd v AGC (Advances) Limited (1990) 27 FCR 388
Date of hearing: 6 August 2012
Place: Sydney
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 58
Counsel for the Appellant: Mr G A Laughton SC
Solicitor for the Appellant: Maclarens Lawyers
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