Federal Court of Australia
Federal Court of Australia
Asset Energy Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Minister for Resources [2023] FCA 86 File number: WAD 106 of 2022
Judgment of: JACKSON J
Date of judgment: 14 February 2023
Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - decision of the Commonwealth-New South Wales Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority - determination of an application for a variation and suspension of a permit - application for review under Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) - rules of natural justice - apprehended bias - public indication by Commonwealth Minister of intent to refuse application - decision of the Joint Authority quashed - application remitted to the Joint Authority for determination according to law
Legislation: Constitution ss 64, 65 Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) ss 3, 5, 16 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) s 39B Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (Cth) ss 6, 7, 8, 56, 59, 60, 264, 265
Cases cited: Attorney-General for NSW v Brewery Employés Union of NSW (1908) 6 CLR 469 Babington v Commonwealth of Australia [2016] FCAFC 45; (2016) 240 FCR 495 Burns v Australian National University (1982) 40 ALR 707 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; (2000) 205 CLR 337 Fleet v District Court of New South Wales [1999] NSWCA 363 Hot Holdings Pty Ltd v Creasy [2002] HCA 51; (2002) 210 CLR 438 Irwin v Military Rehabilitation & Compensation Commission [2009] FCAFC 33; (2009) 174 FCR 574 Johnson v Johnson [2000] HCA 48; (2000) 201 CLR 488 Kovalev v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [1999] FCA 557; (1999) 100 FCR 323 Laws v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal (1990) 170 CLR 70 Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v Nicholls [2011] HCA 48; (2011) 244 CLR 427 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng [2001] HCA 17; (2001) 205 CLR 507 Re Patterson; Ex parte Taylor [2001] HCA 51; (2001) 207 CLR 391 Stollery v Greyhound Racing Control Board (1972) 128 CLR 509 VNPC v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] FCA 921 Webb v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 41
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