Khera v Law Society of New South Wales (LSD) [2005] NSWADTAP 29

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CITATION: Khera v Law Society of New South Wales (LSD) [2005] NSWADTAP 29 APPELLANT PARTIES: Jaswant Khera RESPONDENT Law Society of New South Wales FILE NUMBER: 049012 HEARING DATES: 3/06/2004, 19/08/2004, 14/02/2005 and 1/03/2005 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 03/01/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 06/21/2005

Law Society of New South Wales v Khera [2004] NSWADT 25 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President); Molloy GB - Judicial Member; Costigan M - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: actual bias - apprehended bias - error as to evidence MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 012024 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 02/09/2004 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Legal Profession Act 1987 R v Sussex Justices; Ex p McCarthy [1924] 1 KB 256 Li v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2000) 96 FCR 125 Ebner v The Official Trustee in Bankruptcy; Clenae Pty Ltd v ANZ Banking Group [2000] HCA 63; (2000) 205 CLR 337 Webb v R (1994) 181 CLR 41 Commissioner of Corrective Services v Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal & Ors [2004] NSWCA 291 Livesey v New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; ex parte H (2001) 75 ALJR 982 Re Finance Sector Union of Australia; ex parte Illaton Pty Ltd (1992) 66 ALJR 583 CASES CITED: Re Polites; ex parte Hoyts Corporation Pty Ltd (1991) 173 CLR 78 Aussie Airlines Pty Ltd v Australian Airline Pty Ltd (1996) 135 ALR 753 Raybos Australia Pty Ltd v Tectran Corp Pty Ltd (1986) 6 NSWLR 272 S & M Repairs Pty Ltd v Caltex Oil (Australia) Pty Ltd (1988) 12 NSWLR 358 Carver v Law Society of NSW (1997) 43 NSWLR 71 Leeson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration (1889) 43 Ch D 366 Re S (a Barrister) [1981] QB 683 Vakuata v Kelly (1989) 167 CLR 568 Re Renaud; ex p CJL (1986) 60 ALJR 528 APPELLANT REPRESENTATION: In person RESPONDENT I Wales SC ORDERS: 1. Appeal upheld; 2. The orders of the Tribunal are set aside; 3. Information remitted to the Tribunal, differently constituted