Brown v DML Resources [2001] NSWSC 250

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Brown v DML Resources [2001] NSWSC 250 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Equity FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 3830/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 29 March 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 29 March 2001

Martin Russell Brown and Timothy James Cuming (P & R) PARTIES : DML Resources Pty Limited (In liquidation) (D1) DML Resources (WA) Pty Limited (In Liquidation) (D2) BP Australia Holdings Pty Ltd (A) JUDGMENT OF : Austin J

COUNSEL : A Carney (Sol) (A) C R C Newlinds (P & R) SOLICITORS : Carneys, Lawyers (A) Kemp Strang (P & R) CATCHWORDS : PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - apprehended bias by judge - whether judge who makes ex parte order with leave to affected party to apply to set it aside should disqualify himself from hearing the application. Australian National Industries Ltd v Spedley Securities Ltd (1992) 26 NSWLR 411 Bainton v Rajski (1992) 29 NSWLR 539 Johnson v Johnson (2000) 74 ALJR 1380 Kartinyeri v The Commonwealth (No 2) (1998) 72 ALJR 1334 CASES CITED : Livesey v The New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 R v Australian Stevedoring Industry Board ex parte Melbourne Stevedoring Company Pty Limited (1953) 88 CLR 100 R v Commonwealth Conciliation & Arbitration Commission ex parte Angliss Group (1969) 122 CLR 546 R v Watson ex parte Armstrong (1976) 136 CLR 248 Re JRL ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342 Vakauta v Kelly (1989) 167 CLR 568 DECISION : Judge did not disqualify himself.