Commissioner of Police, NSW Police v Mooney ( No 3) (EOD) [2004] NSWADTAP 22

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CITATION: Commissioner of Police, NSW Police v Mooney ( No 3) (EOD) [2004] NSWADTAP 22 APPELLANT PARTIES: Commissioner of Police, NSW Police RESPONDENT Dennis James Mooney FILE NUMBER: 039065 HEARING DATES: 22/03/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 04/23/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 06/08/2004

Mooney v Commissioner of Police (No 3) [2003] NSWADT 189 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Chesterman M - ADCJ (Deputy President); Rees N - Deputy President; Taksa L - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: application of common law test - costs - finding contrary to evidence MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 021094 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 08/14/2003 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) LEGISLATION CITED : Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) Superannuation Act 1916 Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) Allders International Pty Ltd v Anstee (1986) 5 NSWLR 47 Australian Postal Commission v Dao (1985) 3 NSWLR 565 Bonella v Wollongong City Council [2001] NSWADT 194 Brandusiou v Commissioner of Police [1999] NSWADTAP 8 Commissioner of Police v Estate of Russell (2002) 55 NSWLR 232 Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service v Estate Edward John Russell [2001] NSWSC 745 Commissioner of Police v Mooney (No 2) [2003] NSWADTAP 67 CASES CITED: Gregory v Philip Morris Ltd (1988) 80 ALR 455 Haines v Bendall (1990) 172 CLR 60 Hall v A & A Sheiban Pty Ltd (1989) 20 FCR 217 Harriton v Stephens [2004] NSWCA 93 Henville v Walker (2001) 206 CLR 459 March v Stramare (1991) 171 CLR 506 Mooney v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service (No 2) [2003] NSWADT 107 Tu v University of Sydney (No 2) [2002] NSWADTAP 25 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: S Winters, barrister RESPONDENT S Beckett, barrister ORDERS: 1. Appeal dismissed; 2. The appellant to pay the respondent's costs of the appeal.; 3. If the parties are unable to agree on the amount of costs, that sum is to be determined by a costs assessor in accordance with the Legal Profession Act 1987