Y v The Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (No 5) [2021] NSWDC 117

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Y v The Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (No 5) [2021] NSWDC 117 Hearing dates: 9 April 2021 Date of orders: 9 April 2021 Decision date: 09 April 2021 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Judge Levy SC Decision: See paragraph [97] for orders. Catchwords: CHILD CARE APPEAL – dismissal of appellant's interlocutory application seeking judicial recusal -asserting actual and apprehended bias – dismissal of appellant's further applications seeking discharge of the direct legal representative for the child the subject of the appeal, change of venue, setting aside subpoenas, and other interim relief Legislation Cited: Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW), s 9, s 88, s 105 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 58(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), Pt 33 rule 33.4 of the Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 British American Tobacco Australia Services Ltd v Laurie (2011) 242 CLR 283; [2011] HCA 2 at Clark v Attorney General of New South Wales (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 135 Commissioner of Police v Hughes [2009] NSWCA 306 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337; [2000] HCA 63 Feldman v Nationwide News Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 260 Florida Kitchens Pty Ltd v Number One Cutting Service Pty ltd trading as Number One Marble and Granite ICAP Australia Pty Ltd v BCG Partners (Australia) Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 307 Johnson v Johnson 201 CLR 488; [2000] HCA 48 Michael Wilson & Partners Limited v Nicholls (2011) 244 CLR 427; [2011] HCA 48 Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng 205 CLR 507; [2021] HCA 17 Mohareb v Saratoga Marine Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 235 Olsen v Olsen & Ors [2019] NSWCA 278 Polsen v Harrison [2021] NSWCA 23 Quach v New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal [2020] NSWCA 214 R v Saleam [1989] 16 NSWLR 14 Y v The Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2020] NSWDC 674 Y v The Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (No 2) [2020] NSWDC 762 Y v The Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (No 3) [2021] NSWDC 19 Y v The Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (No 4) [2021] NSWDC 81 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Y (Appellant father) The Secretary, Department of Communities & Justice (First respondent) M (Second respondent mother) Mrs D Clark, Solicitor (Direct Legal Representative of the child the subject of the appeal) Representation: Counsel: Appellant in person Mr C Christaki (First respondent) No appearance for the second respondent mother M Mrs D Clark (Direct Legal Representative of the child)