Federal Court of Australia
FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Quintano v Minister for Finance and Deregulation [2014] FCA 531 Citation: Quintano v Minister for Finance and Deregulation [2014] FCA 531
Parties: LUKE QUINTANO v MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND DEREGULATION
File number: NSD 1204 of 2013
Judge: NICHOLAS J
Date of judgment: 23 May 2014
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – where applicant seriously injured in fight at nightclub – where applicant obtained award of damages against nightclub owner – where nightclub owner and its insurer insolvent – where applicant applied for act of grace payment under s 33 of Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (Cth) – whether respondent's decision to refuse to authorise such payment involved error of law. Held: respondent's decision not shown to involve error of law – application dismissed.
Legislation: Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (Cth) s 33 Administrative Decision (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) s 5 Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Discretionary Mutual Funds and Direct Offshore Foreign Insurers) Act 2007 (Cth) Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998 (Cth) s 58 Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (Cth) s 346
Cases cited: Toomer v Slipper [2001] FCA 981
Date of hearing: 2 December 2013
Place: Sydney
Division: GENERAL DIVISION
Category: Catchwords
Number of paragraphs: 36
Counsel for the Applicant: Mr KP Smark SC with Mr MR Gracie
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