Hassan v Sydney Local Health District [2022] NSWSC 954

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Hassan v Sydney Local Health District [2022] NSWSC 954 Hearing dates: 01 October 2021 (orders made for written submissions and the matter be determined on the papers)

12 November 2021 (final written submissions received)

13 February 2022 and 20 March 2022 (further material received without leave) Date of orders: 26 July 2022 Decision date: 26 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Walton J Decision: (1) Pursuant to r 13.4 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), the Amended Summons is summarily dismissed. (2) Costs are reserved. (3) Any future directions listings in the Amended Summons is vacated. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — summary disposal — dismissal of proceedings — abuse of process — frivolous or vexatious proceedings — no reasonable cause of action disclosed — no prospects of success and hopeless — where relief sought to "suspend" or "remove" judicial officers — where proceeding sought to relitigate or reagitate matters that had been finally determined by Supreme Court and Court of Appeal — where plaintiff alleges criminal conduct or misconduct by judicial officers — judicial review of decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal — judicial review of decision of Judicial Commission — proceedings summarily dismissed in their entirety Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), ss 51, 58, 62, 146 Constitution Act 1902 (NSW), ss 5, 52, 53, 55 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 327 Crimes Act 1914 (Cth) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 12 Judicial Misbehaviour and Incapacity (Parliamentary Commissions) Act 2012 (Cth), s 7 Judicial Officers Act 1986 (NSW), Pt 6; ss 3, 15, 20, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 Judicial Review Act 1991 (Qld) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), ss 78A, 78B Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), Pt 25; rr 14.1, 14.28, 18.1, 18.2, 36.15, 36.16, 31.36, 59.10 Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008 (NSW), s 8 Cases Cited: Agar v Hyde (2000) 201 CLR 552; [2000] HCA 41 Aon Risk Services Australia Limited v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175; [2009] HCA 27 Attorney-General (Cth) v Ogawa (2020) 281 FCR 1; [2020] FCAFC 180 Australian Education Union v Department of Education and Children's Services (2012) 248 CLR 1; [2012] HCA 3 Barton v The Queen (1980) 147 CLR 75 Bateman's Bay Local Aboriginal Land Council v Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund Pty Ltd (1998) 194 CLR 247; [1998] HCA 49 Bowers v Judicial Commission of New South Wales (No 1) [2021] NSWSC 916 Brown v Rezitis (1970) 127 CLR 157 Bruce v Cole (1998) 45 NSWLR 163 Burrell v The Queen (2008) 238 CLR 218; [2008] HCA 34 Cawley v Casey [2007] QSC 5 Clyne v Attorney-General (Cth) [No 2] (1984) 2 FCR 515 Connelly v Director of Public Prosecutions [1964] AC 1254 Duraisamy v Sydney Trains [2019] NSWCA 269 Fleet v Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals NSW [2008] NSWCA 227 Folbigg v Attorney General of New South Wales (2021) 391 ALR 294; [2021] NSWCA 44 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Giddings v Australian Information Commissioner (2017) 156 ALD 601; [2017] FCA 677 Global Partners Fund Ltd v Babcock & Brown Ltd (In liq) (2010) 267 ALR 144; [2010] NSWSC 270 Gouriet v Union of Post Office Workers [1978] AC 435 Hammond v State of New South Wales [2013] NSWSC 1930 Hassan v Royal Prince Alfred Hospital [2019] NSWSC 1651 Hassan v Sydney Local Health District (No 2) [2020] NSWCA 356 Hassan v Sydney Local Health District (No 2) [2020] NSWSC 475 Hassan v Sydney Local Health District (No 2) [2021] NSWCA 122 Hassan v Sydney Local Health District [2019] NSWSC 1652 Hassan v Sydney Local Health District [2020] NSWCA 195 Hassan v Sydney Local Health District [2021] NSWCA 97 Hastwell v Health Care Complaints Commission [2021] NSWCA 22 Holzinger v Attorney-General (Qld) (2020) 5 QR 314; [2020] QCA 165 Huynh v Attorney General (NSW) (2021) 396 ALR 422; [2021] NSWCA 297 Kerr v Commissioner of Police and Crown Employees Appeal Board [1977] 2 NSWLR 721 Lazarus v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 998 Leerdam v Noori (2009) 255 ALR 553; [2009] NSWCA 90 Majak v Rose (No 5) [2017] NSWCA 238 Maxwell v The Queen (1996) 184 CLR 501 Meehan v Commissioner of Police (1999) 47 NSWLR 284; [1999] NSWCA 292 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 National Parks & Wildlife Service v Stables Perisher Pty Ltd (1990) 20 NSWLR 573 Nicholas v The Queen (1998) 193 CLR 173; [1998] HCA 9 NT Power Generation Pty Ltd v Power and Water Authority (2004) 219 CLR 90; [2004] HCA 48 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia [2013] NSWCA 71 Owners of Shin Kobe Maru v Empire Shipping Co Inc (1994) 181 CLR 404 Penson v Titan National Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCA 404 Preston v Nikolaidis [2022] NSWSC 813 R v Federal Court of Australia; Ex parte WA National Football League (1979) 143 CLR 190 Rajski v Powell (1987) 11 NSWLR 522 Regional Express Holdings Limited v Dubbo City Council (No 2) [2013] NSWLEC 113 Stanizzo v Fregnan [2022] NSWSC 831 Uger v Attorney General for New South Wales [2019] NSWCA 86 Vangu Kitoko v State of New South Wales [2021] NSWSC 545 Webster v Lampard (1993) 177 CLR 598 Wollongong City Council v Papadopoulos [2019] NSWCA 178 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sydney Local Health District t/as Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (First Defendant) Sydney Local Health District t/as Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopaedics (Second Defendant) Roslyn Jones (Third Defendant) Seun Idowu (Fourth Defendant) Ben Bradley (Fifth Defendant) NSW Supreme Court (Thirty-third Defendant) (Submitting Appearance) Ernest Schmatt (Thirty-fourth Defendant) Attorney General (NSW) (Thirty-fifth Defendant) NSW Supreme Court, Court of Appeal (Thirty-sixth Defendant) (Submitting Appearance) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff in person B Bradley (First to Fifth Defendants)