Jeffery & ors -v- Roberts [2002] NSWADT 57

CITATION: Jeffery & ors -v- Roberts [2002] NSWADT 57 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANTS Victor Robert Jeffery Jack Ireland PARTIES: Barry Clendinning William Coombe RESPONDENT Lennard Bruce Roberts FILE NUMBER: 003306 HEARING DATES: 06/06/2001, 30/07/2001, 24/09/2001 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 09/24/2001 DATE OF DECISION: 04/19/2002

BEFORE: Britton A - Judicial Member; Lees M - Judicial Member; Mapperson K - Member APPLICATION: Dismissal from civic office MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Evidence Act 1995 LEGISLATION CITED : Interpretation Act 1987 Local Government Act 1993 Local Government (Elections) Regulation 1998 Parliamentary Electorates and Election Act 1912 Jeffery v Roberts [2001] NSWADT 66 R v Gray; Ex Parte Marsh (1985) 157 CLR 351 Bourne v Murphy (1996) 92 LGERA 329 (NSW CA) Sansom v Hudson (1997) 94 LGERA 293 Insley v State Electoral Commissioner [2000] NSWADT 90 CASES CITED: Burston v Cosh [2000] NSWADT 163 Bridge v Bowen (1916) 21 CLR 582 Equity Access Pty Ltd v Westpac Banking Corporation (1990) ATPR 40-994 Evans v Crichton-Browne (1981) 147 CLR 169 Given v Pryor (1979) 24 ALR 442 Woodward v Sarsons (1875) LR 10 GP 733 APPLICANTS N Beaumont, barrister (06/06/ 2001) B Zipser, barrister (30/07/2001, 24/09/2001) REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT In person ATTORNEY GENERAL R Lancaster, barrister ORDERS: That Mr Roberts be dismissed from civic office.