Kirkham Estate Wines Pty Ltd v General Manager, New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority & Anor [2004] NSWADTAP 24

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CITATION: Kirkham Estate Wines Pty Ltd v General Manager, New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority & Anor [2004] NSWADTAP 24 APPLICANT Kirkham Estate Wines Pty Ltd PARTIES: FIRST RESPONDENT General Manager, New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority SECOND RESPONDENT Various Creditors FILE NUMBER: 049014 HEARING DATES: 07/05/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 05/07/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 06/18/2004

Kirkham Estate Wines Pty Ltd v General Manager, NSW Rural Assistance Authority DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Montgomery S - Judicial Member; Antonios Z - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: procedural fairness MATTER FOR DECISION: Princiipal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 033343 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 03/02/2004 LEGISLATION CITED : Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994 Gain v Commonwealth Bank (1997) 42 NSWLR 252 CASES CITED: Kirkham Estate Wines Pty Ltd v General Manager, NSW Rural Assistance Authority [2004] NSWADT (unreported, 2 March 2004) O'Reilly v State Bank of Victoria (1983) 153 CLR 1 Taylor v Public Service Board (NSW) (1976) 137 CLR 208 APPLICANT M Foley, solicitor REPRESENTATION: FIRST RESPONDENT S J Griffith, General Manager, NSW Rural Assistance Authority SECOND RESPONDENT E C Muston of counsel ORDERS: 1. Appeal allowed; 2. Decision under appeal set aside; 3. Decision of first respondent set aside; 4. The application for a section 11 certificate is remitted to the first respondent to determine again