Kojima v Australian Chinese Newspapers [2000] NSWSC 1153

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Kojima v Australian Chinese Newspapers [2000] NSWSC 1153 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 12608/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 20/11/00;21/11/00;22/11/00 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 December 2000

PARTIES : Kojima Australia Pty Limited v Australian Chinese Newspapers Pty Limited JUDGMENT OF : O'Keefe J

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COUNSEL : Mrs Antunes - for plaintiff Mr D Knaggs - for defendant For plaintiff M C Antunes North Sydney SOLICITORS : For defendant Douglas Knaggs Woolloomooloo NSW CATCHWORDS : Local Court - Natural justice - Procedural fairness - Agreed procedure - whether fair - Written statements - Right to oral hearing - Right to cross-examine - Whether refusal constitutes denial of natural justice - Amendment of grounds of appeal - Ambit of appeal from Local Court (Civil) - Re-opening case - Discretion Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act, 1970 ss 12, 23B, 61, 63, 69 LEGISLATION CITED : Justices Act, 1902 s102(3) and Pt 5 Justices Legislation Amendment (Appeals) Act, 1998 Shannon v Le Chung (1912) 15 CLR 257 Longhurst Saunders v Cooper (1956) 73 WN (NSW) 455 Pace v Read [2000] NSWSC 823, 18 August 2000 unreported National Companies and Securities Commission v News Corporation Limited (1984) 156 CLR 296 The King v War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal: Ex parte Bott (1933) 50 CLR 228 The Queen v Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitraiton Commission : Ex parte Angliss Group (1969) 122 CLR 546 Russell v Duke of Norfolk (1949) 1 All ER 109 University of Ceylon v Fernando (1960) 1 WLR 223 CASES CITED : Mobil Oil Australia v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (1963) 113 CLR 475 Salemi v MacKellar (No 2) (1977) 137 CLR 396 White v Ryde Municipal Council (1977) 2 NSWLR 909 Local Government Board v Arledge (1915) AC 120 Jeffs v New Zealand Dairy Production and Marketing Board (1967) 1 AC 551 Jet 60 Minute Cleaners Pty Limited v Brownette (1981) 2 NSWLR 232 Chen v Minister for Immigration (1994) 48 FCR 591 Heatley v Tasmanian Racing and Gaming Commission (1977) 137 CLR 487 Beveridge v Dontan Pty Limited (1990) 23 NSWLR 13 DECISION : Summons dismissed with costs.