Zonnevylle v Secretary, Department of Education [2021] NSWCATAD 361

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zonnevylle v Secretary, Department of Education [2021] NSWCATAD 361 Hearing dates: 26 October 2020 (submissions closed 14 December 2020) Date of orders: 3 December 2021 Decision date: 03 December 2021 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Higgins, Senior Member Decision: The proceedings are dismissed pursuant to s 55(1)(b) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – summary dismissal of proceedings under s 55(1)(b) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 – whether the applicant's administrative review proceedings are vexatious as they are predominantly being maintained for a collateral purpose Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney-General v Wentworth (1988) 14 NSWLR 481 BDK v Department of Education and Communities [2015] NSWCATAP 129 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 Zonnevylle v NSW Department of Finance and Services [2016] NSWCATAD 49 Zonnevylle v Department of Justice [2018] NSWCATAD 96 Zonnevylle v Minister for Education [2019] NSWCATAD 28 Zonnevylle v Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning [2019] NSWCATAD 108 Zonnevylle v Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning [2019] NSWCATAP 274 Zonnevylle v Secretary, Department of Education [2020] NSWCATAD 110 Zonnevylle v Secretary, Department of Education (No 2) [2020] NSWCATAD 298 Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Peter Zonnevylle (Applicant) Secretary, Department of Education Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self-Represented) Crown Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/00045500