JD v Department of Health (GD) [2005] NSWADTAP 44

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CITATION: JD v Department of Health (GD) [2005] NSWADTAP 44 APPELLANT PARTIES: JD RESPONDENT Department of Health FILE NUMBER: 049046 HEARING DATES: 04/03/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/04/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 09/02/2005

JD v Director General, New South Wales Department of Health (No. 2) [2004] NSWADT 227 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Montgomery S - Judicial Member; Antonios Z - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: procedural fairness - statutory interpretation MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 033158 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 10/08/2004 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 LEGISLATION CITED : Medical Practice Act 1992 Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2002 Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 R v Brown [1996] 1 AC 543 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 Re Refugee Review Tribunal and anor; ex p Aala [2000] HCA 57, (2000) 204 CLR 82 CASES CITED: Peakhurst v Fox & Ors; Newton v Fox & Ors [2004] NSWCA 74 J & K Clothing Pty. Limited v. Mahmoud [2004] NSWCA 207 Seltsam Pty Limited v Ghaleb [2005] NSWCA 208 Barwick v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2004] NSWCA 32 Applicants M1015/2003 v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCA 1309 GR v Director-General, Department of Housing (GD) [2004] NSWADTAP 26 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT K Thomas, solicitor, Department of Health ORDERS: 1. Appeal allowed; 2. Application remitted to Tribunal for redetermination