Lloyd v Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee (Inquiry 4: 'Total Eclipse'-Jurisdiction) [GD] [2003] NSWADTAP 19

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CITATION: Lloyd v Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee (Inquiry 4: 'Total Eclipse'-Jurisdiction) [GD] [2003] NSWADTAP 19 APPELLANT PARTIES: Ronald George Lloyd RESPONDENT Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee FILE NUMBER: 039005 HEARING DATES: 06/05/2003 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 05/06/2003 DATE OF DECISION: 06/19/2003

Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee v Lloyd (Inquiry 4: 'Total Eclipse'-Jurisdiction) [2002] NSWADT 283 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Chesterman M - ADCJ (Deputy President); Goode P - Judicial Member; Stephens T - Member CATCHWORDS: jurisidiction - effect of irregularity MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 40016 of 1998 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 12/31/2002 Legal Profession Act 1987 LEGISLATION CITED : Veterinary Surgeons Act 1986 Veterinary Surgeons Regulation 1995 Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee v Lloyd (Inquiry 4: 'Total Eclipse' - Jurisdiction) [2002] NSWADT 283 Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee v Lloyd (Inquiry 4: 'Total Eclipse'- Findings) [2002] NSWADT 284 Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assistance Commission [2000] HCA 5 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority (1998) 194 CLR 355 CASES CITED: Tasker v Fullwood [1978] 1 NSWLR 20 Barwick v Law Society of New South Wales [2000] HCA 2; 74 ALJR 419 Trajkowski v Telstra Corporation Ltd (1998) 153 ALR 248 Murray v Legal Services Commissioner (1999) 46 NSWLR 224 Annetts v McCann (1990) 170 CLR 596 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL (1999) 46 NSWLR 55 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: M Tzannes, barrister RESPONDENT L T Grey, barrister ORDERS: 1. Appeal allowed; 2. Decision of Tribunal dismissing Appellant's objection to jurisdiction set aside