Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd & Ors v Burns [2004] NSWADTAP 53

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CITATION: Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd & Ors v Burns [2004] NSWADTAP 53 APPELLANTS Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd, Steve Price and John Laws PARTIES: RESPONDENT Gary Burns RESPONDENT Gary Burns FILE NUMBER: 049049 HEARING DATES: 14/12/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 12/14/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 12/17/2004

Burns v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd & ors [2004] NSWADT267 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Goode P - Judicial Member; Nemeth de Bikal L - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: interim order MATTER FOR DECISION: Preliminary matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 031086 & 031149 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 11/22/2004 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Defamation Act 1974 Burns v Radio 2UE Sydney Pty Ltd & Ors [2004] NSWADT 267 John Fairfax Publications Limited v Kazak (EOD) [2002] NSWADTAP 35 Re Adams and The Tax Agents Board (1976) 12 ALR 239; 1 ALD 251 CASES CITED: Thurairajah v Law Society of New South Wales (LSD) [2002] NSWADTAP 22 Veloskey & Anor v Karagiannis & Ors (EOD) [2002] NSWADTAP 18 Wagga Wagga Aboriginal Action Group v Eldridge (1995) EOC [92-701] Western Aboriginal Legal Service Limited v Jones & anor [2000] NSWADT 102 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: G Reynolds, SC RESPONDENT C Ronalds, SC ORDERS: 1. The appellants' application for an urgent interlocutory order staying the proceedings of the Equal Opportunity Division is refused; 2. This appeal is adjourned until further order of the Appeal Panel.