Walker v Racing New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 1215

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Walker v Racing New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 1215 Hearing dates: 13 August 2021 Date of orders: 24 September 2021 Decision date: 24 September 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court Orders: (1) The plaintiff's summons filed on 26 July 2021 is dismissed. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the first defendant's costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Judicial Review – Racing industry – Power to suspend a race club's registration – Power to issue show cause notice – Whether a chairperson of a race club a person registered or licenced by Racing NSW – Dismissed Legislation Cited: Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996 (NSW), ss 13, 14, 14AA, 22, 24 29C Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, r 59.10 Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1991) 175 CLR 564 Anthony Hordern and Sons Limited v Amalgamated Clothing and Allied Trades Union of Australia (1932) 47 CLR 1 ASIC v Plymin and Ors (No 3) [2002] VSC 358 David Grant & Co v Westpac (1995) 184 CLR 265 De Belin v Australian Rugby League Commission Limited [2019] FCA 688 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v United Aircraft Corporation (1943) 68 CLR 525 Gazecki v McCabes Lawyers [2020] NSWCA 98 Grant & Co Pty Limited v Westpac Banking Corporation (1995) 184 CLR 265 at 276 Jackamarra v Krakouer (1998) 195 CLR 516 Leon Fink Holdings Pty Limited v Australian Film Commission (1979) 141 CLR 672 Palata Investments Ltd v Burt & Sinfield Ltd [1985] 1 WLR 942 Project Blue Sky v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355; 153 ALR 490 Re Minister for Immigraiton and Multicultural Affairs and Another Ex Parte Miah (2001) 206 CLR 57 Tomkov Palasty [2007] NSWCA 369 Texts Cited: Australian Rules of Racing, rr 2, 13, 14 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Colleen Walker (Plaintiff) Racing New South Wales (First Defendant) Mudgee Race Club (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Einfeld QC with Hazan (Plaintiff) Walker SC with Jones (First Defendant)