WHITE v DISTRICT COURT [1999] NSWCA 406

New South Wales Court of Appeal CITATION : WHITE v DISTRICT COURT [1999] NSWCA 406 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40511/98; 40515/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 14 October 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 October 1999

PARTIES : RHONDA MARY WHITE v DISTRICT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ANOR JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 1; Beazley JA at 1; Stein JA at 1

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 834/96; 833/96 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Coleman DCJ QC

COUNSEL : DF Jackson QC/MM Macrossan (claimant) AC Bennett SC/MG Lynch (opponent) SOLICITORS : Hemming & Hart Brisbane (claimant) Harris & Company Sydney (opponent) CATCHWORDS : ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - judicial review - certiorari - error of law on the face of the record - appeal to District Court from Pharmacy Board - Judge applied wrong test - summons dismissed because rehearing would be futile - Court asked to reconsider decision - whether management agreements gave pecuniary interest in pharmacy businesses to non-pharmacist Re Harrison's Share [1995] Ch 260 CA CASES CITED: Smith v New South Wales Bar Association (1992) 176 CLR 256 Chappuis v Filo (1990) 19 NSWLR 490, 510 DECISION : Orders made

THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF APPEAL

CA 40511/98 CA 40515/98 DC 834/96 DC 833/96 HANDLEY JA BEAZLEY JA STEIN JA

29 October 1999

RHONDA MARY WHITE v DISTRICT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES & ANOR

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - judicial review - certiorari - error of law on the face of the record - appeal to District Court from Pharmacy Board - Judge applied wrong test - summons dismissed because rehearing would be futile - Court asked to reconsider decision - whether management agreements gave pecuniary interest in pharmacy businesses to non-pharmacist