Choi v NSW Ombudsman [2022] NSWSC 1681

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Choi v NSW Ombudsman [2022] NSWSC 1681 Hearing dates: 1 December 2022 Date of orders: 9 December 2022 Decision date: 09 December 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Chen J Decision: (1) Order, pursuant to rules 13.4(1)(a) and (b) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules, that the Amended Summons filed 18 July 2022 be dismissed. (2) Order the plaintiff to pay the Ombudsman's costs of and incidental to its notice of motion filed 29 July 2022, and of the proceedings. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — Summary disposal — Dismissal of proceedings — Frivolous or vexatious proceedings – No reasonable cause of action disclosed CIVIL PROCEDURE — Jurisdiction — Supervision of state courts and tribunals Legislation Cited: Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules Cases Cited: Choi v NSW Ombudsman [2018] NSWCATAD 248 Choi v NSW Ombudsman [2019] NSWCATAD 10 Choi v NSW Ombudsman [2019] NSWCATAP 36 Choi v NSW Ombudsman [2021] NSWCA 68 Choi v NSW Ombudsman [2022] NSWCATAD 92 Deva v University of Western Sydney [2008] NSWCA 137 Jones v Ekermawi [2009] NSWCA 388 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jae Hee Choi (Plaintiff) (self-represented) NSW Ombudsman (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Ms M Gaven (Defendant)