C (No 2) -v- Secretary, NSW Treasury [2002] NSWADT 235

CITATION: C (No 2) -v- Secretary, NSW Treasury [2002] NSWADT 235 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: Mr C RESPONDENT Secretary, NSW Treasury FILE NUMBER: 013081 HEARING DATES: 15/05/2002 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 05/29/2002 DATE OF DECISION: 11/19/2002

BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President) APPLICATION: Jurisdiction - Summons - application to set aside MATTER FOR DECISION: Preliminary matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Freedom of Information Act 1989 Re Leverett and Australian Telecommunications Corp (1985) 8 ALN N135 at N 136 RR v Army (1980) 482 F Supp 770 Crewdson v Central Sydney Area Health Service [2000] NSWADT 184 Re Leverett and Australian Telecommunications Corp (1985) 8 ALN N135 at N 136 and Central Sydney Area Health Service v Crewdson [2001] NSWADTAP 44 revised -14/02/2002 Spautz v Williams (1992) 174 CLR 509 State of Victoria v Australian Building Construction Employees' and Builders' Labourers' Federation (1982) CLR 25 Re Secretary, Department of Social Security and Pluta (1991) 23 ALD 317, 319 CASES CITED: Re E Pty Ltd and Commissioner of Taxation (1987) 12 ALD 102 Re Lane and Conservator of Wildlife (1984) 5 ALN N297 Johns & Waygood Ltd v Utah Australia Ltd [1973] VR 70 Watts v Hawke & David Syme & Co Ltd [1976] VR 707 John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd v McRae (1955) 93 CLR 351 R v Hurle-Hobbs [1945] KB 165 Spencer Motors Pty Ltd v LNC Industries [1982] NSWLR 921, 926 Browne v Dunn (1893) R 67 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT M Allars, barrister ORDERS: 1. The agency's applications in relation to lack of jurisdiction, abuse of process and contempt of court are dismissed; 2. The registry should issue the summons that Mr C requested be issued to the Industrial Relations Commission; 3. The matter is to be set down to conclude the evidence and hear final submissions from the parties.