Re Griffin; Ex parte Professional Radio and Electronics Institute (Aust.) [1988] HCA 72

High Court of Australia Brennan J. Re Griffin; Ex parte Professional Radio and Electronics Institute (Aust.) [1988] HCA 72

ORDER Directed that the Professional Radio and Electronics Institute of Australasia apply by notice of motion to a Full Court at the sittings appointed to commence on 2 May 1989 for the issue of a writ of prohibition directed to Pauline Marcus Griffin, a Commissioner of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, the Overseas Telecommunications Commission and the Minister for Transport and Communications, the Honourable Ralph Willis, prohibiting them and each of them from further proceeding on a decision by the said Pauline Marcus Griffin in matter C No. 22326 of 1988 made on 15 February 1989, and a writ of certiorari to remove the said decision of 15 February 1989 for the purpose of it being quashed upon the ground that the respondent Pauline Marcus Griffin had no jurisdiction to make the said decision in that she denied the applicant natural justice in that she did fail to provide it with an opportunity to be heard and to present evidence prior to reaching her said decision. And ordered that:

(a) the applicant be at liberty to file such further affidavits as it may be advised within 14 days;

(b) copies of this order and of the notice of motion and of the applicant's affidavits be served upon the respondent, Commissioner Pauline Marcus Griffin, by leaving true copies thereof for her with the Industrial Registrar at 80 William Street, Sydney, New South Wales;

(c) copies of this order and the notice of motion and the said affidavits be served upon the respondents, Overseas Telecommunications Commission at its registered office and the Minister for Transport and Communications;

(d) the respondents should be at liberty to file affidavits as they may be advised within 14 days after the service of affidavits upon them;