Chand v Rail Corporation of New South Wales (No 3) [2010] NSWADTAP 11

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Chand v Rail Corporation of New South Wales (No 3) [2010] NSWADTAP 11

APPLICANT Bimla Chand PARTIES: RESPONDENT Rail Corporation of New South Wales

FILE NUMBER: 079026

HEARING DATES: 4 November 2009 and 5 February 2010

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 5 February 2010

DATE OF DECISION: 2 March 2010

BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President); Smyth M - Judicial Member; Monaghan-Nagle L - Non-Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Costs - power of Appeal Panel to award costs in relation to proceedings at first instance - suppression of names of respondent's witnesses.

DECISION UNDER APPEAL: Chand v State Rail Authority [2007] NSWADT 90

FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 051080

DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 03/01/2010

LEGISLATION CITED : Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997

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