Hastwell v Legal Services Commissioner [2020] NSWSC 1008

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hastwell v Legal Services Commissioner [2020] NSWSC 1008 Hearing dates: 22 March 2019; 5 September 2019 Date of orders: 7 August 2020 Decision date: 07 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Campbell J Decision: (1) Dismiss the proceedings for judicial review; (2) Each party to bear his own costs of the proceedings; (3) Liberty to apply in respect of order (2) in writing addressed to my associate within 14 days of the date hereof. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – reviewability – justiciability – whether decision amenable to orders in the nature of certiorari and mandamus – jurisdictional error – bias rule – actual or apprehended - ground of review other than procedural fairness – irrelevant and relevant considerations – unreasonableness – where consideration of grounds of review not relevant to primary decision Legislation Cited: Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 (NSW) Legal Professional Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) ss 4, 22, 24(4), 28, 137 Legal Professional Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (Vic) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) ss 227, 260, 264, 266, 268, 270, 273, 275, 276, 277, 279, 290, 296; 297; 299; 300; 312, 313; 314, 315, 316; 318, 319 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) ss 63, 65, 69, 75 Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564; [1992] HCA 10 Bell Lawyers Pty Ltd v Pentelow [2019] HCA 29; 93 ALJR 1007 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Clyne v New South Wales Bar Association (1960) 104 CLR 186; [1960] HCA 40 Craig v The State of South Australia ("Craig") (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 Hastwell v Legal Services Commissioner (No 2) [2019] NSWSC 1225 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 264 CLR 123; [2018] HCA 34 Hot Holdings Pty Ltd v Creasy (1996) 185 CLR 149; [1996] HCA 44 Isbester v Knox City Council (2015) 255 CLR 135; [2015] HCA 20 Livesey v The New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288; [1983] HCA 17 London Scottish Benefit Society v Chorley (1884) 13 QBD 872 Lo v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (2013) 85 NSWLR 86; [2013] NSWCA 180 Makucha v Sydney Water Corporation [2011] NSWCA 234 Mendonca v The Legal Services Commissioner [2019] NSWSC 409 Mendonca v The Legal Services Commissioner [2020] NSWCA 84 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24; [1986] HCA 40 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li (2013) 249 CLR 332; [2013] HCA 18 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS (2010) 240 CLR 611; [2010] HCA 16 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf (2001) 206 CLR 323; [2001] HCA 30 R v Watson; Ex parte Armstrong (1976) 136 CLR 248; [1976] HCA 39 South Australia v Teachers Appeal Board (2011) 109 SASR 168; [2011] SASCFC 3 The New South Wales Bar Association v Evatt (1968) 117 CLR 177; [1968] HCA 20 The Queen v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal and Ors; ex parte Hardiman & Ors (1980) 144 CLR 13; [1980] HCA 13 TXU Electrical Ltd v Office of the Regulator General (2001) 3 VR 93; [2001] VSC 4 Vakauta v Kelly (1989) 167 CLR 568; [1989] HCA 44 Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak (2013) 252 CLR 480; [2013] HCA 43 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Haydyn Gary Hastwell (Plaintiff) Legal Services Commissioner (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: H.G. Hastwell (Self-Represented) R. Withana (Defendant)