RP v Minister for Community Services & ors [2005] NSWADT 198

CITATION: RP v Minister for Community Services & ors [2005] NSWADT 198 DIVISION: Community Services Division APPLICANT RP RESPONDENT PARTIES: Minister for Community Services FIRST JOINED PARTY SA SECOND & THIRD JOINED PARTY SB and SC FILE NUMBER: 054030 HEARING DATES: 19/07/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 07/19/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 08/23/2005

BEFORE: Smyth M - Judicial Member APPLICATION: Stay of proceedings MATTER FOR DECISION: Premliminary Matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 CASES CITED: Williamson -v- Director General, Department of Transport [2000] NSWADT 165 APPLICANT In person

REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT D Wells, Solicitor FIRST JOINED PARTY In person SECOND & THIRD JOINED PARTY In person ORDERS: Application dismissed

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.