FFO v Cumberland Council [2022] NSWCATAP 164

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: FFO v Cumberland Council [2022] NSWCATAP 164 Hearing dates: 29 April 2022 Date of orders: 18 May 2022 Decision date: 18 May 2022 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: Cole DCJ, Deputy President Coleman SC ADCJ, Principal Member Decision: (1) The application for an extension of time within which to file an appeal is refused. (2) Should Cumberland Council wish to make submissions with respect to costs, those submissions should be filed in the Tribunal and served upon FFO within 14 days of the publication of these reasons. Those submissions should include submissions under s 50 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 as to whether a hearing can be dispensed with in relation to the question of costs. (3) FFO has 14 days from the service upon him of any submissions by Cumberland Council to file in the Tribunal and serve upon Cumberland Council his submissions with respect to costs. Those submissions should include submissions under s 50 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 as to whether a hearing can be dispensed with in relation to the question of costs. (4) Cumberland Council has 7 days from the date of service upon it by FFO of his submissions with respect to costs to file in the Tribunal and serve upon FFO any submissions in reply. Catchwords: APPEALS — Leave to appeal — Principles governing – Extension of Time – Grounds of Appeal Legislation Cited: Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Court Suppression and Non-publication Orders Act 2010 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Champion Homes Pty Ltd v Guirgis [2018] NSWCATAP 54 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force v Robinson [2022] NSWCATAP 121 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Dominic Dep v Busakorn Chentrens [2015] NSWCATAP 124 Frost v TAFE NSW (No 2) [2019] NSWCATAD 129 DRJ v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2020] NSWCA 136 Category: Principal judgment Parties: FFO (Appellant) Cumberland Council (Respondent) Representation: Appellant (self-represented) Storey & Gough Lawyers File Number(s): 2022/00016169 Publication restriction: The disclosure of the name of the appellant is prohibited pursuant to s 64(1)(a) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 21 December 2021 Before: K Ransome, Senior Member File Number(s): 2021/00205873