Kamel v The Austral Brick Co P/L [2001] NSWSC 133

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Kamel v The Austral Brick Co P/L [2001] NSWSC 133 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Administrative Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30076/2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 28 February 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 March 2001

Adel Kamel (Plaintiff) PARTIES : The Australia Brick Company Pty Limited (Defendant) JUDGMENT OF : Master Harrison

Mr Simon Ioannou (Plaintiff) COUNSEL : Mr E Cox (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Bateman Battersby (Defendant) CATCHWORDS : Quash order of Fair Trading Tribunal - Denial of natural justice - interpreter LEGISLATION CITED : Fair Trading Tribunal Act 1998 Judicial Review of Administrative Act, 2nd ed at 180-181 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Bayram & Ors v Chris Benton (1994) 117 FLR 414 Hutley v Meigan & Ors (1997) FCR 442 Sullivan v Department of Transport (1978) 20 ALR 323 CASES CITED : Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 Raybos Australia Pty Ltd v Jones (1985) 2 NSWLR 47 Gradidge v Grace Bros Pty Ltd (1998) 93 FLR 414 Ex parte Wilson; Re Cuff (No 2) 1940 SR (NSW) 559 R v Commonwealth Industrial Court; Ex parte Cocks (1965) 121 CLR 313 El Ali v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales & Anor (1988) 15 NSWLR 303 DECISION : (1) The amended summons filed 30 November 2000 is dismissed; (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs as agreed or assessed.