Kiernan v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (GD) [2007] NSWADTAP 27

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Kiernan v Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police (GD) [2007] NSWADTAP 27

APPELLANT PARTIES: Teresa Kiernan RESPONDENT Commissioner of Police, New South Wales Police

FILE NUMBER: 079004

HEARING DATES: 23 March 2007

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 23 March 2007

DATE OF DECISION: 5 June 2007

BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Higgins S - Judicial Member; Bolt M - Non Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Procedural Fairness - Tribunal Interventions - litigant in person - refusal to issue summons

MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter

FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 063076

DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 01/16/2007

Administrative Decisions Tribunal (Interim) Rules 1998 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Rules (Transitional) Regulation 1998 Freedom of Information Act 1989

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