Zaksaw Pty Ltd v Gudu [2024] NSWCA 296

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Zaksaw Pty Ltd v Gudu [2024] NSWCA 296 Hearing dates: 6 December 2024 Decision date: 06 December 2024 Before: Leeming JA at [1], [26]; Mitchelmore JA at [24]; McHugh JA at [25] Decision: The summons filed on 24 September 2024 is dismissed with costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – supervisory jurisdiction over District Court determining criminal appeals – review limited by s 176 of District Court Act 1973 (NSW) to jurisdictional error – whether error in construing offence provision jurisdictional – whether error jurisdictional if question of construction is "core" issue in prosecution – no jurisdictional error established – inappropriate to determine questions of construction Legislation Cited: Children (Education and Care Services National Law Application) Act 2010 (NSW), s 4 Children (Education and Care Services) National Law (NSW), s 167 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), s 11 District Court Act 1973 (NSW), s 176 Cases Cited: ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty Ltd v Wallace (2007) 16 VR 409; [2007] VSCA 138 Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163; [1995] HCA 58 Eberstaller v Poulos (2014) 87 NSWLR 394; [2014] NSWCA 211 Federated Engine Drivers and Firemen's Association of Australasia v Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd (1911) 12 CLR 398; [1911] HCA 31 Garde v Dowd (2011) 80 NSWLR 620; [2011] NSWCA 115 Jamal v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2019] NSWCA 121 Lazarus v Independent Commission Against Corruption (2017) 94 NSWLR 36; [2017] NSWCA 37 LDF Enterprise Pty Ltd v State of New South Wales (2017) 95 NSWLR 70; [2017] NSWCA 89 Morgan v District Court of New South Wales (2017) 94 NSWLR 463; [2017] NSWCA 105 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2021) 273 CLR 506; [2021] HCA 17 Vok v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2019] NSWCA 242 W O v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2009] NSWCA 370 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Zaksaw Pty Ltd (First applicant) Stefania Giacchi (Second applicant) Sharon Gudu, in her role as the Executive Director Quality Assurance and Regulatory Services, Early Childhood Education, Department of Education (First respondent) District Court of New South Wales (Second respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Higgins with M Hunter (Applicants) Z Heger SC with H Rogers (First respondent)