Director General, Department of Education & Training v FP and FQ on behalf of FR (EOD) [2003] NSWADTAP 51

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Director General, Department of Education & Training v FP and FQ on behalf of FR (EOD) [2003] NSWADTAP 51 APPELLANT PARTIES: Director General, Department of Education and Training RESPONDENTS FP and FQ on behalf of FR FILE NUMBER: 039029 HEARING DATES: 28/07/2003 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 08/01/2003 DATE OF DECISION: 11/06/2003

FP and FQ on behalf of FR v Department of Education and Training; FP v Department of Education and Training [2003] NSWADT 68 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Acting President); Rees N - Judicial Member; Antonios Z - Member CATCHWORDS: procedural fairness - statutory interpretation MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 011068 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 04/17/2003 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 (Cth) Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v Banovic (1989) 168 CLR 165 Commissioner of Corrective Services v Aldridge [2000] NSWADTAP 5 Commissioner of Corrective Services v Maxwell [2001] NSWADTAP 21 Commissioner of Police v Russell [2002] NSWCA 272 Dutt v Central Coast Area Health Service [2002] NSWADT 133 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63 CASES CITED: Hall v A & A Sheiban Pty Ltd (1989) 20 FCR 17 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Martin v McKensey (No 2) [2003] NSWADT 126 O'Callaghan v Loder [1983] 3 NSWLR 89 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth (2003) 77 ALJR 454 Re Minister for Immigration; ex parte Epeabaka [2001] HCA 23 Re Refugee Tribunal; ex parte Aala (2000) 75 ALJR 52 Suvaal v Cessnock City Council [2003] HCA 41 Solomons v District Court of NSW [2002] HCA 47 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: T Lynch, counsel RESPONDENTS D Robertson, counsel ORDERS: 1 Appeal allowed; 2 Decision and order No 1 made by the Tribunal on 17 April 2003 set aside; 3 Complaint dismissed; 4 No order as to the costs of the appeal