Puglisi v Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales Appeal Panel [2001] NSWCA 298

(2001) 116 LGERA 194 Reported Decision : [2001] ACL Rep 10 NSW 17 52 NSWLR 350

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Puglisi v Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales Appeal Panel [2001] NSWCA 298 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40310/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 10 August 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 12 September 2001

Mario Puglisi, Guissepe Puglisi, Grazia Puglisi, Bobby Puglisi, Augustino Puglisi and Claudio Puglisi (Appellants) PARTIES : Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales Appeal Panel (First Respondent) Minister for Fisheries (Second Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Heydon JA at 1; Foster AJA at 65; Studdert J at 66

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales Appeal Panel LOWER COURT ADT 009028 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER :

Mr F Corsaro SC/Mr S E J Prince (Appellants) COUNSEL : Submitting appearance (First Respondent) Mr M J Slattery QC/Mr J Crespo (Second Respondent) Kirkby & Associates (Appellants) SOLICITORS : Submitting appearance (First Respondent) I V Knight (Second Respondent) CATCHWORDS : Administrative Law - Judicial Review - Application for relief in the nature of certiorari for error of law on the face of the record - Appeal against decision of Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Appeal Panel on questions of law - Whether Appeal Panel erred in construction and interpretation of legislation relevant to an application for an authority to fish in a restricted fishery - Fisheries Management Act 1994 (NSW), ss 3(2) and 112 - Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 1995 (NSW), cll 187 and 214C - Statutory Interpretation and Construction -Construction of legislation relevant to an application for an authority to fish in a restricted fishery - Meaning and definition of "ability" - Meaning and definition of "unable" - Justiciability of question of reasonableness of commercial fishing decisions - Discussion in obiter dicta about the meaning of "fault" - Discussion in obiter dicta about the relevance of conservation purpose of enabling Act re interpretation of regulation - Fisheries Management Act 1994 (NSW), ss 3(2) and 112 - Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 1995 (NSW), cll 187 and 214C - D Administrative Decisions Act 1997 (NSW) Fisheries Management Act 1994 (NSW) Fisheries Management (General) Regulation 1995 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Fisheries and Oyster Farms Act 1935 (NSW) Local Government Act 1903 (Vic) Resources Management Act 1994 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Carrington v McColl [1948] VLR 304 CASES CITED: Daykin v SAS Trustee Corporation [2001] NSWSC 58 Leeder v The Mayor, Etc, of the Town of Ballarat East [1908] VLR 214 Thomas v Associated Galvanisers; Electricity Trust of South Australia Third Party (No 2) [1971] SASR 1 DECISION : Appeal dismissed. Appellants to pay the costs of the second respondent.