Orrock v Hitchen [2023] NSWCATOD 91

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Orrock v Hitchen [2023] NSWCATOD 91 Hearing dates: 13 February 2023 Date of orders: 22 June 2023 Decision date: 22 June 2023 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: Armstrong J, President T Simon, Principal Member Prof P Foreman AM, General Member Decision: (1) Time for the making of the application is extended until 22 June 2022. (2) The application is dismissed. Catchwords: LOCAL GOVERNMENT – elections – whether irregularity in election of councillors – whether councillors disqualified from holding civic office – where respondent councillors hold company directorships on unpaid basis – councillors not employees of the council – councillors not holding office or place of profit under the council - grounds for dismissal of elected councillors from civic office not made out – Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), ss 329, 274(b), 275(2), 276(1) EXTENSION OF TIME – whether extension of time needed – application of s 329 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), s 41 of Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) and r 23(3)(b) of Civil and Administrative Rules 2014 (NSW) – factors relevant to exercise of discretion – extension of time granted Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Greater Cities Commission Act 2022 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) Western Parkland City Authority Act 2018 (NSW) Cases Cited: A.R. Sudarsanam v Madras Purasawalkam Hindu Janopakara Saswatha Nidhi Ltd. & Ors (Madras High Court, 20 March 1982, Shanmukham J) Bergman v Broken Hill Musicians Club Ltd t/as Broken Hill Musicians Club [2011] FWA 1143 Chief Commissioner of State Revenue v Adams Bidco Pty Ltd [2019] NSWCA 34 Gulic v Boral Transport Ltd [2016] NSWCA 269 Gurugobinda Basu v Sankari Prasad Ghosal & Ors (1964) 4 SCR 311 Hancock v East Coast Timber Products Pty Limited (2011) 80 NSWLR 43; [2011] NSWCA 11 Jackson v NSW Land & Housing Corporation [2014] NSWCATAP 22 Jagran Prakashan Limited & Anr v Union of India (High Court of Delhi, 17 November 2015, Endlaw J) Kemsley v NSW Land and Housing Corporation [2020] NSWCATAP 188 Madhuker G. E. Pankakar v Jaswant Chobbildas Rajani & Ors (1976) 3 SCR 832 Makita (Australia) Pty Ltd v Sprowles (2001) 52 NSWLR 705; [2001] NSWCA 305 Massoud v Nationwide News Pty Ltd; Massoud v Fox Sports Australia Pty Ltd (2022) 109 NSWLR 468; [2022] NSWCA 150 Molluso v Le [2018] NSWCATOD 158 PPK Willoughby Pty Ltd v Baird [2021] NSWCA 312 Pradyut Bordoloi v Swapan Roy (2001) 2 SCC 19 Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales on behalf of Hookey v State of New South Wales (Department of Health Mental Health Review Tribunal) [2012] NSWIRComm 13 Ravanna Subanna v G.S. Kaggeerappa (1954) AIR SC 653 Re Hippocampus Learning Centres Private Limited (National Company Law Tribunal, 23 October 2017, Murali and Mishra) Re Lambie (2018) 263 CLR 601; [2018] HCA 6 Re Nash (No 2) (2017) 263 CLR 443; [2017] HCA 52 Satrucharla Chandrasekhar Raju v Vyricherla Pradeep Kumar Dev & Ors (1992) Supp 1 SCR 408 Sullivan v Okeno [2013] NSWADT 12 Sykes v Cleary [No 2] (1992) 176 CLR 77; [1992] HCA 60 Williams v Commonwealth of Australia (2012) 248 CLR 156; [2012] HCA 23 Texts Cited: A Twomey, "Office of profit under the Crown" (14 June 2018) Parliamentary Research Paper series, 2017- 2018 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Lili Orrock (First applicant) James Saleam (Second applicant) Tricia Hitchen (First respondent) Marlene Shipley (Second respondent) Penrith City Council (Third respondent) Representation: Counsel: P Boncardo (First and Second respondents)