Donohoe v Albulario (No 2) [2025] NSWSC 34

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Donohoe v Albulario (No 2) [2025] NSWSC 34 Hearing dates: On the papers Date of orders: 10 February 2025 Decision date: 10 February 2025 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Basten AJ Decision: Grant the first and second defendants a certificate under s 6(1) of the Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW) Catchwords: COSTS – application for certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW) – qualifications for issue of a certificate – whether proceeding in this Court an "appeal" under that Act – whether Appeal Panel of NCAT a "court" under that Act Legislation Cited: Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW), ss 2, 6 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 19 Cases Cited: Attorney-General v Sillem (1864) 10 HLC 704; 11 ER 1200 Australian Postal Commission v Dao (No 2) (1986) 6 NSWLR 497 Bucca v QBE Insurance (Australia) Ltd [2024] NSWSC 1099 Council of the Law Society of New South Wales v Bouzanis (2017) 97 NSWLR 488; [2017] NSWCA 330 Donohoe v Albulario [2025] NSWSC 9 Ex parte Neville [1966] 2 NSWR 481; 85 WN (PT1) (NSW) 372 Ex parte Parsons (1952) 69 WN (NSW) 380 Lou v IAG Ltd t/as NRMA Insurance (2019) 101 NSWLR 606; [2019] NSWCA 319 Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia v Linquist [2019] NSWSC 978 Reid v Sydney City Council (1994) 35 NSWLR 719 Category: Consequential orders Parties: Christopher Donohoe (Plaintiff) Crisanto Albulario (First Defendant) Ellen Albulario (Second Defendant) NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: DP O'Connor (Plaintiff) HM Atkin (First and Second Defendant)