Travel Action Pty Ltd and Suzanne Frugtniet -v- Director General, Department of Fair Trading [2003] NSWADT 73

CITATION: Travel Action Pty Ltd and Suzanne Frugtniet -v- Director General, Department of Fair Trading [2003] NSWADT 73 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT Travel Action Pty Limited Suzanne Frugtniet RESPONDENT PARTIES: Director General, Department of Fair Trading 1st THIRD PARTY Australian Securities and Investments Commission 2nd THIRD PARTY FS, FT and FU FILE NUMBER: 023209 and 023232 HEARING DATES: 20/03/2003 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/31/2003 DATE OF DECISION: 04/11/2003

BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President) APPLICATION: Summons - general principles MATTER FOR DECISION: Preliminary matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Corporations Act 2001 Travel Agents Act 1986 DPP v Arthur Stanley Smith (2 May 1996, NSW Court Criminal Appeal) John Fairfax Group v Local Court of NSW (1991) 26 NSWLR 131 R v Saleam (1989) 16 NSWLR 14 Attorney General for New South Wales v Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 667 ASC v Johns (1993) 178 CLR 408 Maronis Holdings v Nippon Credit Australia [2000] NSWSC 138 CASES CITED: Australian Securities Commission v Zarro & Ors (No 2) (1992) 34 FCR 427 Alister v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 404 Attorney-General for NSW v Stuart (1994) 34 NSWLR 662 Spargos Mining NL v Standard Chartered Australia Ltd (No 1) (1989) 1 ACSR 311 OAMPS Ltd v Porter [1999] NSWSC 1200 Australian Securities Commission v Zarro & Ors (No 2) (1992) 34 FCR 427 Marks v Beyfus (1890) 25 QBD 494 Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1 APPLICANTS R Frugtniet, agent RESPONDENT REPRESENTATION: No appearance 1st THIRD PARTY N Owen, solicitor 2nd THIRD PARTY J Kirk, barrister ORDERS: 1. Access is granted to the documents produced and marked "A" to the applicants and to the Director General, Department of Fair Trading. Each party may inspect the documents and have photocopy access at the Tribunal's premises; 2. The Third Parties' claim for public interest immunity over the remainder of the documents is upheld.