Bettington v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAP 110

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Bettington v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAP 110 Hearing dates: 19 March 2021 Date of orders: 3 May 2021 Decision date: 03 May 2021 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: Hennessy ADCJ, Deputy President G Walker, Senior Member Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is refused. 2. The appellant is to pay half the cost of obtaining and providing the transcript of the open hearing before the Tribunal below. Catchwords: APPEAL – where party has appealed from interlocutory decisions of the Tribunal relating to non-disclosure, non-publication and exclusion of a party and their legal representative from confidential hearing – whether leave should be granted to appeal from interlocutory decisions STATUTORY INTERPRETATION – meaning of s 49 and s 64 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 and s 59 of the Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 (NSW) (repealed) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) Firearms Regulation 2017 (NSW) Cases Cited: Bellamy v Bellamy [2018] NSWSC 534 Champion Homes Pty Ltd v Guirgis [2018] NSWCATAP 54 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 DRJ v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2020] NSWCA 136 Grant v Commissioner of Police [2020] NSWCATAD 158 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Kostov v Ecclesia Housing Ltd (No 4) [2018] NSWCATAP 241 Liversidge v Anderson [1941] UKHL 1; [1942] AC 206 Police v Sleiman & AVS Group of Companies Pty Ltd [2011] NSWCA 21 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; (1998) 194 CLR 355 at 384; 153 ALR 490 S v Australian Crime Commission [2005] FCA 1310; (2015) 144 FCR 431 State of NSW (Justice Health) v Dezfouli [2008] NSWADTAP 69 SZTAL v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2017] HCA 34; (2017) 347 ALR 405 Texts Cited: Statutory Interpretation in Australia, Pearce and Geddes (9th ed, 2019, LexisNexis Butterworths) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Anne Margaret Bettington (Appellant) Commissioner of Police (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P King (Appellant)