Sethi v Secretary, Department of Communities & Justice (No. 2) [2024] NSWCATAD 107

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Sethi v Secretary, Department of Communities & Justice (No. 2) [2024] NSWCATAD 107 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 23 April 2024 Decision date: 23 April 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Riordan, Senior Member Decision: (1) A hearing of the respondent's costs application is dispensed with. (2) The applicant is to pay the respondent's costs as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: COSTS – whether special circumstances established - relevant factors for consideration - application for costs granted Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 (VIC) NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Guideline August 2017 Cases Cited: Aon Risk Services Australia Ltd v Australian National University (2009) 239 CLR 175 Brown v Wingecarribee Shire Council (No 2) [2020] NSWCATAD 225 CPD Holdings Pty Ltd t/as The Bathroom Exchange v Baguley [2015] NSWCATAP 21 Choi v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2020] NSWCATAD 95 Choi v University of Technology Sydney [2020] NSWCATAP 18 Commissioner for Fair Trading v Edward Lees Imports Pty Ltd (No 2) [2019] NSWCATAP 222 Commonwealth Bank of Australia v Hattersley (2001) 51 NSWLR 333 DYH v Public Guardian (No 3) [2022] NSWCATAP 34 Dennis Family Corporation Pty Ltd v Casey CC [2008] VCAT 691 Doyle v Commissioner of Police (No 5) [2020] NSWCA 345 Dr Douglass v Lawton Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 90 EEN v Commissioner of Police (No 2) [2020] NSWCATAD 145 Edwards v Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Customer Service (Costs) [2019] NSWCATAP 249 FCZ v Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (No 2) [2024] NSWCATAP 53 Feng v OzWood (Australia) Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCATAP 42 Fox v Commissioner of Police [2016] NSWCATAD 77 GA v The University of Sydney [2009] NSWADT 230 Megerditchian v Kurmond Homes Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 120 Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning v Zonnevylle (2020) 103 NSWLR 91 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Re Filsell and Comcare (2009) 49 AAR 506 Sethi v Cho [2023] NSWCATAP 179 Sethi v Cho (No 4) [2023] NSWSC 1334 Sethi v Cho (No 5) [2024] NSWSC 1335 Sethi v New South Wales Crime Commission [2024] NSWCATAD 21 Sethi v Secretary, Department of Communities & Justice [2024] NSWCATAD 35 Stonnington City Council v Blue Emporium Pty Ltd [2004] VCAT 1441 Walton v Gardiner (1993) 177 CLR 378 Texts Cited: None Category: Costs Parties: Akhil Sethi (Applicant) Secretary, Department of Communities & Justice (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (Self-Represented) Department of Communities & Justice (Respondent) File Number(s): 2023/00305968 Publication restriction: None