CS & anor v Life Without Barriers [2007] NSWADT 249

CITATION: CS & anor v Life Without Barriers [2007] NSWADT 249

DIVISION: Community Services Division

APPLICANTS PARTIES: CS and CT RESPONDENT Life Without Barriers

FILE NUMBER: 074028

HEARING DATES: 11 September 2007

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11 September 2007

DATE OF DECISION: 15 October 2007

BEFORE: Britton A - Deputy President

CATCHWORDS: Jurisdiction

MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 LEGISLATION CITED : Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998 Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 Freedom of Information Act 1989

CASES CITED: The Mutual Life and Citizens' Assurance Company Ltd v Attorney General (Qld) & anor (1961) 106 CLR 48

APPLICANTS In person REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT M Clarke, agent

ORDERS: Application is dismissed for want of jurisdiction

Section 126 of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 applies to this decision. Section 126 provides (1A) This section applies only to the following:

(a) proceedings in the Community Services Division of the Tribunal, (b) appeals to an Appeal Panel from a decision made by the Tribunal in the Community Services Division, (b1) proceedings in relation to an external appeal made under section 67A of the Guardianship Act 1987 or section 21A of the Protected Estates Act 1983, (b2) proceedings in relation to a reviewable decision made under the Guardianship Act 1987 or the Protected Estates Act 1983 (c) such other proceedings (or class or classes of proceedings) as may be prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.