NSW Caselaw
Land and Environment Court of New South Wales
CITATION : Shellharbour City Council v Stewart [2008] NSWLEC 151 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.
APPLICANT: Shellharbour City Council
PARTIES : FIRST RESPONDENT: Helen Stewart
SECOND RESPONDENT: Geoff Rose
FILE NUMBER(S) : 41097 of 2004
CORAM: Biscoe J
KEY ISSUES: Civil Enforcement :- Whether local government councillors disclosed information obtained in connection with the administration or execution of the Local Government Act 1993 in breach of s 664(1) and (1A) - Standard of proof taking into account the gravity of the matters alleged - Nature of circumstantial evidence.
LEGISLATION CITED: Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), s 140 Local Government Act 1993 (NSW), ss 10A, 428, 664, 666, 673(1), 676(1)
Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336 City of Canada Bay Council v Bonaccorso Pty Ltd (No 3) [2008] NSWCA 57 F & D Bonaccorso Pty Ltd v City of Canada Bay Council (No 3) [2007] NSWLEC 569 Gianoutsos v Glykis (2006) 65 NSWLR 539 CASES CITED: Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 Martin v Osborne (1936) 55 CLR 367 R v Buckland [1977] 2 NSWLR 452 Shepherd v The Queen (1990) 170 CLR 573 Vines v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2007) 62 ACSR 1
DATES OF HEARING: 31/7/07, 1-2/8/07, 2/10/07, 11-14/2/08, 25-26/3/08
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