Commissioner of Police v SAS Trustee Corporation [2002] NSWIRComm 31

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in Court Session

CITATION : Commissioner of Police v SAS Trustee Corporation [2002] NSWIRComm 31 APPELLANT Commissioner of Police PARTIES : RESPONDENT SAS Trustee Corporation FILE NUMBER: IRC 6858 of 2001 CORAM: Wright J President Superannuation - Superannuation appeal - Appeal by Commissioner of Police from decision/determination of SAS Trustee Corporation - Whether Commissioner of Police a "person aggrieved" within meaning of s 88 of the Superannuation Administration Act 1996 - Whether Commissioner has right to appeal - Statutory scheme - Principles applicable - Statutory construction - Whether Commissioner of Police has standing to bring appeal - Held, Commissioner of Police not a "person aggrieved" and has no standing to bring appeal. CATCHWORDS : Appeal - Superannuation - Superannuation appeal - Appeal by Commissioner of Police from decision/determination of SAS Trustee Corporation - Whether Commissioner of Police a "person aggrieved" within meaning of s 88 of the Superannuation Administration Act 1996 - Whether Commissioner has right to appeal - Statutory scheme - Principles applicable - Statutory construction - Whether Commissioner of Police has standing to bring appeal - Held, Commissioner of Police not a "person aggrieved" and has no standing to bring appeal. Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 (Cth) Crown Proceedings Act 1988 Development Allowance Authority Act 1992 (Cth) Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 153 s 170 LEGISLATION CITED : Interpretation Act 1987 s 33 Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906 s 1 s 2H s 3 s 4 s 10 s 10B s 12D s 15A s 21 Superannuation Act 1916 Superannuation Administration Act 1996 s 4 s 66 s 67 s 68 s 88 Supreme Court Act 1970 s 63 Allan v Transurban City Link (2001) 75 ALJR 1551 Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers v Secretary, Department of Transport (1986) 71 ALR 73 Barnes v Commissioner of Police (unreported, Carruthers J, Supreme Court, 19 October 1994) Commonwealth Bank v Hadfield [2001] NSWCA 440 Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (Cth) (1981) 147 CLR 297 CASES CITED : Drake Personnel Ltd (t/as Drake Industrial) v Workcover Authority of New South Wales (1999) 90 IR 432 Hyde v Energy Australia (1999) 92 IR 409 Malakai Holdings v Stretton (2001) 178 ALR 218 Quinn v State Authorities Superannuation Board (unreported, Cullen J, 3 November 1993) Saad v Commissioner of Police (1995) 10 NSWCCR 70 Saraswati v The Queen (1991) 172 CLR 1 HEARING DATES: 02/20/2002 EXTEMPORE JUDGMENT DATE : 02/20/2002