Battenberg Union Club Limited (EOD) [2005] NSWADTAP 20

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CITATION: Battenberg Union Club Limited (EOD) [2005] NSWADTAP 20 APPELLANT PARTIES: Andrew Battenberg RESPONDENT The Union Club Limited FILE NUMBER: 049055 HEARING DATES: 18/04/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 04/18/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 05/10/2005

Battenberg v The Union Club (No 2) NSWADT 285 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President); Grotte E - Judicial Member; Lowe A - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: adequacy of reasons - finding contrary to evidence - leave to appeal out of time - procedural fairness MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 011069 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 12/09/2004 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Azzopardi v Tasman UED Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 149 Beale v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Brandusoiu -v- Commissioner of Police [1999] NSWADTAP 8 Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 Haines v Leves (1987) 8 NSWLR 442; Katsilis v Broken Hill Proprietary Co Ltd (1977) 18 ALR 181 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 CASES CITED: Nguyen v Minister for Immigration Local Government and Ethnic Affairs (No2) (1996) 68 FCR 463 Pettitt v Dunkley [1971] 1 NSWLR 376 Poricanin v Australian Consolidated Industries Ltd [1979] 2 NSWLR 419 Public Service Board of New South Wales v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656 R v Barnet London Borough Council; Ex parte Nilish Shah [1983] 2 AC 309 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 The Queen v Kelly 28 SASR 271 Total Value Auto & Finance Pty Ltd & Anor v Small [2004] NSWSC 104 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: J Dupree, barrister RESPONDENT K Eastman, barrister ORDERS: 1. The appeal is dismissed.; 2. If either party wishes to make an application for costs, the following directions apply:; a) Any application for costs be filed and served within 21 days of the date of this decision.; b) Any response to an application for costs be filed and served within a further 21 days. ; c) The issue of costs, if any, will be determined "on the papers" pursuant to s 76 of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997.