FWY v Biripi Aboriginal Corporation Medical Centre (No 2) [2024] NSWCATAD 208

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: FWY v Biripi Aboriginal Corporation Medical Centre (No 2) [2024] NSWCATAD 208 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 26 July 2024 Decision date: 26 July 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: C Mulvey, Senior Member S Davison, General Member Decision: (1) Leave for time to file the costs application is extended to 16 April 2024. (2) The application for costs is refused. Catchwords: COSTS — whether special circumstances exist warranting an award of costs Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Dr Douglass v Lawton Pty Ltd (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 90 Edwards v Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Customer Service (Costs) [2019] NSWCATAP 249 FWY v Biripi Aboriginal Corporation Medical Centre [2024] NSWCATAD 70 Komadina trading as We Paint Pools v Kelleher [2018] NSWCATAP 56 Oshlack v Richmond River Council (1998) 193 CLR 72 Category: Costs Parties: FWY (Applicant) Biripi Aboriginal Corporation Medical Centre (First Respondent) Secretary, Department of Communities and Justice (Second Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Care Legal (Applicant) McAuley Lawyers (First Respondent) Department of Communities and Justice (Second Respondent) C Bennett (Legal Aid) (Separate Representative) File Number(s): 2023/00224406 Publication restriction: (1) Section 65 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) applies to these proceedings. (2) Pursuant to s 64(1)(a) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 the disclosure, publication or broadcast of the names of the applicant and the children is prohibited.