McGuirk v The University of NSW [2010] NSWADTAP 66

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: McGuirk v The University of NSW [2010] NSWADTAP 66

APPELLANT Gerard Michael McGuirk PARTIES: RESPONDENT The University of New South Wales

FILE NUMBER: 089076

HEARING DATES: 9 November 2009, 1 February 2010, 3 May 2010, 11 June 2010

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 11 June 2010

DATE OF DECISION: 6 October 2010

BEFORE: Callaghan P, SC, Deputy President; Molloy G - Judicial Member; Bolt M - Non-Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Application for recusal - Bias – Perceived and actual bias – Systemic or cultural bias - Procedural Fairness

DECISION UNDER APPEAL: McGuirk v. University of New South Wales, [2008] NSWADT302

FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 073277, 083002, 083009 & 083019

DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 10/05/2010

LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989

ASIC v. Segalla [2001] NSWSC 570 Bakarich v. Commonwealth Bank of Australia [2010] NSWCA 43 British Tobacco Austral Services Services Ltd v Laurie [2009] NSWCA 414 Ebner v. Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA63; 205CLR 377; 176ALR 644; 75ALJR 277 Enron Australia Finance Pty Ltd v. Integral Energy Australia [2002] NSWSC 753 Law Society of NSW v. Doherty [2010] NSWCA 173 CASES CITED: Lee v. Cha [2008] NSWCA13 Livesey v. NSW Bar Association [1983] HCA 17; (1983) 151 CLR 288 McGuirk v. University of New South Wales [2008] NSWADT 302 McGuirk v. University of NSW [2009] NSWSC 1058 Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte H [2001] HCA28; (2001) 179ALR 425; (2001) 75ALJR 982 Re: Renaud; ex parte CJL (1986) 60ALJR 528, 161 CLR 342 Torchia v. Swanton [2010] NSWADT 142 University of NSW v. McGuirk [2006] NSWSC 1362