STAR Training Academy Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2022] NSWCATAP 98

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: STAR Training Academy Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2022] NSWCATAP 98 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 04 April 2022 Decision date: 04 April 2022 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: A Suthers, Principal Member P H Molony, Senior Member Decision: (1) A hearing of the application for costs is dispensed with. (2) The appellant is to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal, fixed in the sum of $7,000.00. Catchwords: APPEAL – costs – requirement to state question of law with precision – conduct of internal appeals by legally represented parties – lump sum order Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 (NSW) Security Industry Act 1997 Cases Cited: Auspine Ltd v Australian Newsprint Mills Ltd (1999) 93 FCR 1 at 5; [1999] FCA 673 Australian Telecommunications Corporation v Lambroglou (1990) 12 AAR 515 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119; 135 ALR 160 Bechara (T/as Bechara and Co) v Bates [2016] NSWCA 294 Edwards v Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Customer Service (Costs) [2019] NSWCATAP 249 FAL Management Group Pty Ltd v Denham Constructions Pty Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1035 Fisher-Pollard by her tutor Fisher-Pollard v Fisher-Pollard [2018] NSWSC 807 Fitzpatrick Investments Pty Ltd v Chief Cmr of State Revenue [2015] NSWCATAD 103 Hadid v Lenfest Communications Inc [2000] FCA 628 Hamod v State of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 375 Haritos v Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCAFC 92 Harrison & Anor v Schipp [2002] NSWCA 213; 54 NSWLR 738 Leary v Leary [1987] 1 WLR 72; [1987] 1 All ER 261 Microsoft v Jiang (2003) 58 IPR 445; [2003] FCA 101 Orr v Cobar Management Pty Limited [2020] NSWCCA 220 Ross v Padget [2016] NSWSC 1851 Smoothpool v Pickering [2001] SASC 131 Sony Entertainment (Aust) Ltd v Smith (2005) 215 ALR 788 STAR Training Academy Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Police [2021] NSWCATAP 370 Theophilas v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2016] NSWCATAP 111 TNT Skypak International (Aust) Pty Limited v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) [1988] FCA 119; (1988) 82 ALR 175 ZAH v ZAI [2016] NSWCATAP 242 Texts Cited: Hill G "What Do We Expect From Judges In Tax Cases?" (1995) 65 ALJ 992 at 995 Category: Costs Parties: STAR Training Academy Pty Ltd (Appellant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Ms J Alderson (Appellant) Mr H El Hage (Respondent)