Stanley v Lachlan Shire Council [2023] NSWDC 262

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Stanley v Lachlan Shire Council [2023] NSWDC 262 Hearing dates: 12 July 2023 Date of orders: 21 July 2023 Decision date: 21 July 2023 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Weber SC DCJ Decision: (1) Leave is granted to the plaintiff to commence proceedings in this Court pursuant to s 26 of the Personal Injury Commission Act 2020 (NSW). (2) Costs of the motion be costs in the cause. Catchwords: WORKERS COMPENSATION — Compensation dispute determinations — Referral of dispute to Commission CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — Judicial Power — Federal jurisdiction Legislation Cited: Commonwealth Constitution, s 75 Constitution Act 1902 (NSW), s 51 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), ss 21, 112 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth), s 39(2) Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), s 220 Personal Injury Commission Act 2020 (NSW), ss 26, 27 Cases Cited: Australasian Temperance and General Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd v Howe (1922) 31 CLR 290; [1922] HCA 50 Burns v Corbett (2018) 265 CLR 304; [2018] HCA 15 Crouch v Commissioner for Railways (Qld) (1985) 159 CLR 22; [1985] HCA 69 Deputy Commissioner of Taxation v State Bank (NSW) (1992) 174 CLR 219; [1992] HCA 6 Hobart International Airport Pty Ltd v Clarence City Council [2022] HCA 5; 96 ALJR 234 Lee v Fletcher International Exports Pty Ltd [2023] NSWDC 71 Searle v McGregor [2022] NSWCA 213 Texts Cited: None Category: Principal judgment Parties: Jammie Michael Stanley (Plaintiff) Lachlan Shire Council (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr T Grimes (Plaintiff) Mr J Beran (Defendant)