Zonnevylle v Secretary, Department of Education [2024] NSWCATAP 69

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zonnevylle v Secretary, Department of Education [2024] NSWCATAP 69 Hearing dates: 12 August 2022, 23 February 2024 Date of orders: 03 May 2024 Decision date: 03 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: I R Coleman SC ADCJ, Principal Member Dr J Lucy, Senior Member Decision: (1) Extension of time to appeal refused. (2) Leave to appeal refused. (3) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: APPEALS — whether time to file notice of appeal should be extended — whether leave to appeal should be granted — whether appellant demonstrated error on question of law or on any other ground Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW) (repealed) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) Government Sector Employment Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Attorney General v Wentworth [1988] 14 NSWLR 481 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990] HCA 33; 94 ALR 11 Australian Postal Corporation v Forgie [2003] FCAFC 223; (2003) 130 FCR 279; 202 ALR 63 BDK v Department of Education and Communities [2015] NSWCATAP 129 Bull v Attorney General (NSW) (1913) 17 CLR 370; [1913] HCA 60 Chu v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1997) 78 FCR 314 Cianfrano v Director General, Premier's Department [2006] NSWADT 137 Clark v Attorney General of New South Wales (Recusal Application No 2) [2023] NSWCA 209 Colefax v Department of Education and Communities (NSW) (No 2) [2013] NSWADT 130 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Conomy v Maden [2019] HCATrans 49 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 197 ALR 389; [2003] HCA 26 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337; [2000] HCA 63 Gallo v Dawson (1990) 93 ALR 479; [1990] HCA 30 Micallef v ICI Australia Operations Pty Ltd [2001] NSWCA 274 Michael Wilson and Partners Ltd v Nicholls (2011) 244 CLR 427 [2011] HCA 48 Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning v Zonnevylle [2020] NSWCA 232 Mohareb v State of New South Wales (No. 2) [2024] NSWCA 69 New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act (2016) 260 CLR 232; [2016] HCA 50; 339 ALR 327 Re JRL; Ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342 [1986] HCA 39 Resource Pacific Pty Limited v Wilkinson [2013] NSWCA 33 SAS Trustee Corporation v Miles [2018] HCA 55; (2018) 361 ALR 206 Singh v Legal Aid Commission (No 2) [2015] NSWCATAD 5 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141; [1986] HCA 54 Williams v Spautz (1992) 174 CLR 509 [1992] HCA 34 Zonnevylle v Department of Education and Communities [2016] NSWCATAD 49 Zonnevylle v Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning [2019] NSWCATAD 108 Zonnevylle v Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning [2019] NSWCATAP 274 Zonnevylle v Secretary, Department of Education [2022] NSWCATAP 297 Texts Cited: Dennis Pearce, Statutory Interpretation in Australia (9th ed, 2019, Lexis Nexis) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Peter Zonnevylle (Appellant) Secretary, Department of Education (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Appellant (self-represented) Crown Solicitor (Respondent) File Number(s): 2022/00036436 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Citation: Zonnevylle v Secretary, Department of Education [2021] NSWCATAD 361 Date of Decision: 03 December 2021 Before: S Higgins, Senior Member File Number(s): 2020/00045500