CP -v- New South Wales Ombudsman [2002] NSWADT 103

Set aside by Appeal : Set aside by appeal on 29/09/2003 (Court of Appeal)

CITATION: CP -v- New South Wales Ombudsman [2002] NSWADT 103 revised - 5/12/2003 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: CP RESPONDENT Ombudsman's Office FILE NUMBER: 023005 HEARING DATES: 13/03/2002 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/26/2002 DATE OF DECISION: 06/20/2002

BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President) APPLICATION: Jurisdiction MATTER FOR DECISION: Preliminary matter Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 Judicial Officers Act 1986 LEGISLATION CITED : Ombudsman Act 1974 Privacy & Personal Information Protection Act 1998 Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 Public Sector Management Act 1988 JG v Ombudsman [2002] NSWADT (unreported, 13 February 2002) Clayton v Ombudsman (1998) 13 VAR 406 (VCAT) Taylor v Health Services Commissioner [2000] VCAT 1082 Ainsworth v The Ombudsman (1988) 17 NSWLR 276 Commissioner of Police v The Ombudsman, (SC, Sackville AJ, unreported, 9 September 1994) Botany Council v The Ombudsman, (SC, Spender AJ, unreported, 16 June 1995) Board of Fire Commissioners (NSW) v Ardouin (1961) 109 CLR 105 Bropho v Western Australia (1990) 171 CLR 1 CASES CITED: Coco v R (1994) 179 CLR 427 Puntoriero v Water Administration Ministerial Corporation (1999)199 CLR 575 Brodie v Singleton Shire Council Ghantous v Hawkesbury City Council (2001) 180 ALR 145 Moroney v The Ombudsman [1982] 2 NSWLR 591 The Ombudsman v Moroney (1983) 1 NSWLR 317 Alice Springs Town Council v Watts (1982) 50 LGRA 149 Little v Commonwealth (1947) 75 CLR 94 Goodwin v Phillips (1908) 7 CLR 1 APPLICANT In person REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENT P R Garling SC, barrister THIRD PARTY J Gaudin, ORDERS: 1. The objection to jurisdiction is dismissed.; 2. The application is to be relisted for further directions.