Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service v Estate Edward John Russell & ors. [2001] NSWSC 745

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service v Estate Edward John Russell & ors. [2001] NSWSC 745 FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30026/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 19 and 20 July 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 August 2001

PARTIES : Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Service Estate Edward John Russell, Mr. Ted Russell and Mrs. Helen Russell JUDGMENT OF : Sully J at 1

W. Haylen QC/J. Pearce - Applicant/Appellant COUNSEL : J. Basten QC/N. Poynder - 1st Respondent Dr. Birch SC - 2nd-10th Responents SOLICITORS : Court & Legal Services, NSW Police Service - Applicant/Appellant Legal Aid Commission of NSW - Respondents Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 (NSW) Anti-Discrimination Act 1997 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Police Service Act 1990 (NSW) Industrial Relations Act 1988 (C'th) Law Reform (Vicarious Liability) Act 1983 (NSW) Crown Proceeddings Act 1988 (NSW) Enever v R (1906) 3 CLR 969 Attorney-General for NSW v Perpetual Trustee Company Limited (1954) 92 CLR 113 Konrad & ors. v Victoria and anor [1999] 91 FCR 95 CASES CITED : Australian Postal Commission v Dauw (1985) 3 NSWLR 565 Allders International Pty Ltd v Ansett (1985) 5 NSWLR 47 Hall & ors. v V & A Sheiban Pty Ltd and ors (1988) 20 FCR 217 Australian Iron & Steel Pty Ltd v Najdovska and ors (1988) 12 NSWLR 587 Anti-Cancer Cuncil of Victoria and ors; ex parte The State Public Services Federation [1992] 175 CLR 442 at 450, 451 DECISION : See pages 28 and 29 of judgment