Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery Limited v Australian Medical Council Limited [2015] FCA 468

FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery Limited v Australian Medical Council Limited [2015] FCA 468 Citation: Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery Limited v Australian Medical Council Limited [2015] FCA 468

Parties: AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF COSMETIC SURGERY LIMITED (ACN 086 383 431) v AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL LIMITED (ACN 131 796 980)

File number: NSD 957 of 2014

Judge: KATZMANN J

Date of judgment: 14 May 2015

Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – application for relief under s 39B of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) – applicant applied to respondent for recognition of a new medical specialty of cosmetic medical practice under guidelines issued by respondent and approved by Minister for Health – recognition not sought for the purposes of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Cth) - respondent a corporation limited by guarantee - whether application justiciable - whether R v Panel on Take-overs and Mergers, Ex parte Datafin Plc [1987] QB 815 applicable– whether matter arising under a law of the Parliament – whether internal review unlawful, unlawfully made or ultra vires – whether relief sought futile

Legislation: Health Insurance Act 1973 (Cth) Health Practitioner Regulation (Administrative Arrangements) National Law Act 2008 (Qld) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Aronson M and Groves M, Judicial Review of Administrative Action (5th ed, Thomson Reuters, 2013)

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