Fleet v District Court of NSW & 2 ors [2002] NSWCA 25

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : Fleet v District Court of NSW & 2 ors [2002] NSWCA 25 FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40635 of 2000 HEARING DATE(S) : 29/01/02, 30/01/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 February 2002

Dr Robert Fleet PARTIES : v District Court of New South Wales (First Respondent), RSPCA (2nd Respondent) & Louise Mary Parker (3rd Respondent) JUDGMENT OF : Meagher JA at 1; Sheller JA at 8; Hodgson JA at 9

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT 97/22/0796 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Nield DCJ JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : A: In Person R: P J O'Donnell (Respondents 2 & 3) SOLICITORS : A: N/A R: Smythe & Mallam (Respondents 2 & 3) CATCHWORDS : Summons for judicial review - allegation of wrongful failure to state a case - whether evidence should not have been admitted under section 65 of the Evidence Act - alleged failure to order the recall of five witnesses - bias - failure to appear at the commencement of an appeal - summons dismissed with costs. Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 Evidence Act 1995 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Justices Act 1902 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Ex Parte Day (1943) 43 SR (NSW) 349 Ex parte McGavin, Re Berne & ORS (1945) 46 SR (NSW) 58 Livesy v The NSW Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 Law v Chartered Institute of Patent Agencts [1919] 2 Ch 276 at 289 Galea v Galea (1990) NSWLR 263 at 278 CASES CITED: Bel v Gunter (Dowd, J 24/10/97) Fleet v District Court of NSW [1999] NSWCA 363 The Queen v Justices of Surrey [1892] 2 QB 719 Sweeney v Fitzharding (1906) 4 CLR 716 Ex parte Morrissey (1911) 11 SR(NSW) 550 Powell v Streatham Manor Nursing Home [1935] AC 243 Ex parte Macaness & Avery Pty Limited (1943) 43 SR(NSW) 239 DECISION : Summons dismissed with costs.