The Commission for Children & Young People v 'AG' [2002] NSWSC 582

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : The Commission for Children & Young People v 'AG' [2002] NSWSC 582 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Supreme Court FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 13264/01 03/12/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 06/12/01 13/12/02 JUDGMENT DATE : 28 June 2002

PARTIES : The Commission for Children & Young People v AG JUDGMENT OF : Dowd J

LOWER COURT Administrative Decisions Tribunal JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 014054 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT A Britton JUDICIAL OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr P Singleton - Applicant Ms P Lowson - First Respondent SOLICITORS : Crown Solicitors-Applicant Paul MacMahon Associates-First Respondent CATCHWORDS : Application for Declaration as to new application of Act-Powers of Statutory Tribunal-relationship of Crimes Act and Child Protection (Prohibited Employment ) Act 1998- Prerogative relief-relationship of Court with Industrial Relations Commission-comity Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Child Protection (Prohibited Employment ) Act 1998 Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Amendment) Act 1961: Defamation Act 1974 Industrial Relations Act 1996 A v Commission for Children and Young People (2001) 107 IR 211 "AG" v Commission for Children and Young People 2001 NSW ADT 163 Butler v Attorney General for the State of Victoria (1961) 106 CLR 268 Cooper Brooks (Wollongong) Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (147 CLR 297 Cobiac v Liddy (1969) 119 CLR 257 CASES CITED : Colin Grassby v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 1 Mathieson v Burton (1971) 124 CLR 1 Meagher v Stephenson (1993) 30 NSWLR 736 Totalizator Agency Board v TAB Agents' Association of New South Wales (1995) 59 IR 36 R v Sales (1989) 42 A Crim R 297 Sarris & Guise v Penfolds Wine Pty Ltd [1962] NSWLR 801 DECISION : 1. An Order removing the record of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal in "AG v Commission for Children & Young People" [2001] NSW ADT 163, be brought up to this Court.; 2. That the Declaration made by the Administrative Decisions Tribunal be quashed.; 3. That an Order dismissing the Application be entered.; 4. That costs be reserved, and; 5. That the continuation of the interim orders be reserved for further argument.