Rahman v Rahman [2024] NSWCA 198

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Rahman v Rahman [2024] NSWCA 198 Hearing dates: 1 August 2024 Date of orders: 8 August 2024 Decision date: 08 August 2024 Before: Ward P; Adamson JA; Stern JA Decision: 1. Summons dismissed. 2. Order the applicant to pay the first respondent's costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Jurisdictional error –Whether District Court should have declined to hear appeal from application to extend apprehended domestic violence order – Whether applicant denied natural justice and procedural fairness – Whether primary judge applied correct test – Whether primary judge's ex tempore reasons adequate – Summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 56 Crimes (Appeal and Review Act) 2001 (NSW), s 18 Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW), ss 16, 73 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 176 Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 140 Cases Cited: Bangura v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2020] NSWCA 138 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1938] HCA 34 Choi v NSW Ombudsman (2021) 104 NSWLR 505; [2021] NSWCA 68 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 Dogramaci v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2022] NSWCA 83 Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52 Fahmid Rahman v Mita Farjina Rahman (District Court (NSW), 18 January 2024, Montgomery DCJ, unreported) Kirk v Industrial Court (NSW) (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Ming v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) (2022) 109 NSWLR 604; [2022] NSWCA 209 Mulder v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2015) 250 A Crim R 154; [2015] NSWCA 92 New South Wales Land and Housing Corporation v Orr (2019) 100 NSWLR 578; [2019] NSWCA 231 Quinn v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (2021) 106 NSWLR 154; [2021] NSWCA 294 Rahman v Rahman (No 2) [2024] NSWCA 109 Sasterawan v Morris [2008] NSWCA 70 Singh v Hicks and Nissan [2021] NSWCA 80 Truong v DPP (NSW) [2023] NSWCA 64 Tuxford v Director of Public Prosecutions [2023] NSWSC 1300 Wainohu v State of New South Wales (2011) 243 CLR 181; [2011] HCA 24 Wright v R (No 2) [2021] NSWDC 766 Texts Cited: National Domestic Violence Bench Book Category: Principal judgment Parties: Fahmid Rahman (Applicant) Mita Farjina Rahman (First Respondent) District Court of NSW (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Applicant (self-represented) MJ Lewis with K Hooper (First Respondent)