Eades v Qantas Airways Limited [2024] NSWCATAP 35

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Eades v Qantas Airways Limited [2024] NSWCATAP 35 Hearing dates: 11 September 2023 Date of orders: 7 March 2024 Decision date: 07 March 2024 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: A Suthers, Principal Member D Goldstein, Senior Member Decision: 1. Leave to appeal is refused. 2. The appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (CTH) – jurisdiction of Tribunal where claims made in respect of international carriage by air – when the Tribunal is deprived of jurisdiction by the alleged operation of the Montreal Convention Legislation Cited: The Constitution Civil Aviation (Carriers Liability) Act 1959 (Cth) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Amirbeaggi v Matrix Group Co Pty Ltd [2021] NSWCA 21 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Burgundy Royale Investments Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1987) 18 FCR 212 Burns v Corbett (2018) 265 CLR 304; [2018] HCA 15 Citta Hobart Pty Ltd v Cawthorn [2022] HCA 16 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Eigner v Jetstar Airways Pty Limited (Civil Claims) [2019] VCAT 172 Felton v Mulligan (1971) 124 CLR 367; [1971] HCA 39 General Steel Industries Inc v Commissioner for Railways (NSW) (1964) 112 CLR 125 Hazeldell Ltd v The Commonwealth (1924) 34 CLR 442; [1924] HCA 36 Hijazi v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2015] NSWCATAP 82 Hungry Jack's Pty Ltd v Fourtounas [2020] NSWCA 325 Re McJannet; Ex parte Australian Workers' Union of Employees (Qld) (1997) 189 CLR 654; [1997] HCA 40 Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services v Smith [2017] NSWCA 206 Spencer v The Commonwealth (2010) 241 CLR 118 State of New South Wales v Kable (2013) 252 CLR 118; [2013] HCA 26 Suttor v Gundowda Pty Ltd (1950) 81 CLR 418 Sydney RV Group Pty Ltd v Mark Anthony Vallender [2021] NSWCATAP 125 Wilson v Chan & Naylor Parramatta Pty Ltd (2023) 103 NSWLR 140; [2020] NSWCA 213 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Texts Cited: None Cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Anthony John Eades (Appellant) Qantas Airways Limited (Respondent) Representation: Self-Represented (Appellant) R Fong, lay advocate (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00232420 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Consumer and Commercial Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 3 July 2023 Before: C Campbell, General Member File Number(s): Gen 23/12430