Neeson v Director General, Department of Education and Training [2010] NSWADTAP 50

Appeal Panel - Internal

CITATION: Neeson v Director General, Department of Education and Training [2010] NSWADTAP 50

APPELLANT Bruce Neeson PARTIES: RESPONDENT Director General, Department of Education and Training

FILE NUMBER: 099081

HEARING DATES: 30 April 2010

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 1 June 2010

DATE OF DECISION: 16 July 2010

BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President); Huntsman C - Judicial Member; Bolt M - Non-Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: APPEAL – procedural fairness – admission of evidence – inadequate reasons

DECISION UNDER APPEAL: Neeson v Director General, Department of Education and Training [2009] NSWADT 292

FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 081077, 081041

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

Barghouthi v Transfield Pty Ltd [2002] FCA 666 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Bobb Borg v FTT & Anor [2002] NSWSC 504 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; 75 ALJR 277 Northern Territory of Australia v Herbert [2002] NTSC 4 CASES CITED: National Australia Bank v Rusu (1999) 47 NSWLR 309 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Beale v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 Lloyd v Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee [2005] NSWCA 456K v K [2000] NSWSC 1052 Hans v Building Professional Board [2008] NSWADTAP 13