ERT v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2021] NSWCATAD 307

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: ERT v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice [2021] NSWCATAD 307 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 22 October 2021 Decision date: 22 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: D M Jay, Senior Member Decision: Application dismissed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – jurisdiction of the Tribunal – whether Tribunal has power to consider applications for grants of private funding for legal counsel under the (NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: BKW v Department of Family and Community Services [2014] NSWCATAD 205 The Mutual Life and Citizens' Assurance Company Ltd v Attorney General (Qld) (1961) 106 CLR 48 Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: ERT (Applicant) Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) Care Legal (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00192205 Publication restriction: A non-publication Order is made under s 64 (1) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (No. 2) (NSW) in respect of the names of private individuals, and other information which might identify them.