Kings Cross Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Inc v The Uniting Church of Australia Property Trust (NSW) & ors. [2001] NSWSC 245

Reported Decision : (2001) 160 FLR 300

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Kings Cross Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Inc v The Uniting Church of Australia Property Trust (NSW) & ors. [2001] NSWSC 245 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30077/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 21.3.01 and 22.3.01 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 April 2001

Kings Cross Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Inc PARTIES : The Uniting Church of Australia Property Trust (NSW) - 1st defendant Director-General of the Department of Health for NSW - 2nd defendant The Commissioner of Police for NSW - 3rd defendant JUDGMENT OF : Sully J

Dr. C. Birch SC - Plaintiff COUNSEL : I.G. Harrison SC/H. Packer - 1st Defendant S.J. Gageler/R. Lancaster - 2nd & 3rd Defendants Pigott Stinson Ratner Thom - Plaintiff SOLICITORS : E.H. Tebutt & Sons - lst Defendant I.V. Knight, Crown Solicitor - 2nd & 3rd Defendants Drug Summit Legislative Response Act 1999 (NSW) Drug Misuse & Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Uniting Church in Australia Act 1977 (NSW) Customs Act 1901 (Commonwealth) Commonwealth Constitution Cooper Brookes (Wollongong) Pty Limited v The Commissioner of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Australia (1981) 147 CLR 297 Collector of Cutoms v Agfa-Gevaert Limited (1996) 186 CLR 389 Minister for Immigration and Multi-Cultural Affairs v Eshetu (1999) 197 CLR 611 CASES CITED : Public Service Board of NSW v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656 at 662-664 Minister for Natural Resources v NSW Aboriginal Land Council (1987) 9 NSWLR 154 at 164 B-G Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 Regina v Peterborough City Council ex parte Quietlynn Ltd (1986) 85 LGR 249 DECISION : Summons dismissed with costs