Antonio Di Liristi v NSW Public Trustee and Anor [2021] NSWSC 1347

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Antonio Di Liristi v NSW Public Trustee and Anor [2021] NSWSC 1347 Hearing dates: 28 May, 27 August & 8 September 2021 Decision date: 22 October 2021 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See [160]-[165] Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW — Particular administrative bodies — NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal — Appeal against two decisions of the Guardianship Division the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal APPEALS — Procedural fairness — Whether the Tribunal's rejection of the plaintiff's request for an adjournment was a breach of the rules of procedural fairness — Whether the Tribunal failed to comply with the requirements of s.38(5) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) by failing to give the plaintiff a reasonable opportunity to be heard such as to amount to a constructive failure to exercise the jurisdiction under s 25(2)(a) and (b) of the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) — Whether the Tribunal in limiting the presentation time of the plaintiff's case was a denial of procedural fairness — Whether there was no evidence to support a finding of the Tribunal — Whether rejecting certain evidence denied the plaintiff a fair hearing Legislation Cited: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (Cth) s.33 Adoption Act 2000 (NSW) s.126 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) ss.3, 36, 38, 51 Family Provision Act 1972 (WA) Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) ss.4, 15, 17, 14, 25 High Court Rules 2004 (Cth) r.41.08.3 Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Bruce v Cole (1998) 45 NSWLR 163 Chi v Roger Fuller Pty Limited [2018] NSWCATAP 95 Clark v State of New South Wales (No 2) [2006] NSWSC 914 Clements v Independent Indigenous Advisory Committee [2003] FCAFC 143 Cook v ASP Ship Management [2009] FCAFC 113 Di Liristi v Matautia Developments Pty Ltd [2020] NSWSC 634 Ekermawi v Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales [2009] NSWSC 143 Flightdeck Geelong Pty Ltd v All Options Pty Ltd [2020] FCAFC 138 Gadelrabb v Liristis [2012] NSWSC 756 Galea v Galea (1990) 19 NSWLR 263 Hackett (a pseudonym) v Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (2020) 379 ALR 248; [2020] NSWCA 83 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Liristis v Candalori [2017] NSWSC 354 Liristis v Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) [2018] NSWCCA 196 Liristis and Ors v Danic [2008] NSWSC 1314 MacPherson v The Queen (1981) 147 CLR 512; [1981] HCA 46 Moleirinho v Talbot & Olivier Lawyers Pty Ltd [2014] WASC 65 MZAIB v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] FCA 1392 Ng v Health Care Complaints Commission [2017] NSWSC 53 R v Gidley (1984) 3 NSWLR 168 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs & Anor; Ex parte Miah (2001) 206 CLR 57 Re UF [2017] NSWSC 437 Refugee Review Tribunal, Re; Ex parte Aala (2000) 204 CLR 82 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 Stone v Braun [2015] WASCA 103 Sullivan v Civil Aviation Safety Authority (2014) 226 FCR 555 Warkworth Mining Limited v Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association Inc [2014] NSWCA 105 Weti v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2007] FCA 1531 ZCA NSW Trustee and Guardian [2016] NSWCATAP 192 ZFJ v ZEY [2018] NSWCATAP 76 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Antonio Di Liristi (plaintiff) NSW Public Trustee (first defendant) NSW Public Guardian (second defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms S Kaur Bains, M Auld (plaintiff) Mr R Bhalla (1 & 2 defs)