Doherty v Consumer Claims Tribunal & Anor [1999] NSWSC 371

New South Wales Supreme Court CITATION : Doherty v Consumer Claims Tribunal & Anor [1999] NSWSC 371 CURRENT JURISDICTION : Administrative Law FILE NUMBER(S) : 30052/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 April 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 April 1999

David Doherty (Plaintiff)

PARTIES : Consumer Claims Tribunal (First defendant)

Kevin Hancock (Second Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr R D Marshall (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mrs M A Gilmour (Second Defendant) Mr David Reid of Donovan Oates Hannaford, Port Macquarie SOLICITORS : (Plaintiff)

Ms Fabiola Campora Department of Fair Trading CATCHWORDS : Denial of natural justice Uncollected Goods Act 1995 ACTS CITED : Consumer Claims Tribunal Act 1987 Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1969 Judicial Review of Administrative Act 2nd ed Barnes v Oliver & Ors (1970) 16 FLR 367 Fletcher v Commissioner of Taxation (1988) FCR 442 Hutley v Meigan & Ors (1997) ASC 65-370 CASES CITED : Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Finton Pty Limited v The Registrar CCT & Ors (NSWSC Graham AJ, 16 December 1997, unreported) Singer v Statutory and Other Officers Remuneration Tribunal (1986) 5 NSWLR 663 Archcom Pty Limited v Consumer Claim Tribunal & Ors (NSWSC 29 September 1995, unreported) Sullivan v Department of Transport (1978) 20 ALR 323 DECISION : See para 48