The Protective Commissioner v "D" & Ors (No 2) [2004] NSWCA 477

New South Wales Court of Appeal

CITATION : The Protective Commissioner v "D" & Ors (No 2) [2004] NSWCA 477 HEARING DATE(S) : Written submissions JUDGMENT DATE : 21 December 2004

JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Giles JA at 2; McColl JA at 3 DECISION : (1) Costs order made in Protective Commissioner (No 1) set aside. (2) Protective Commissioner to pay the second respondents' costs of Protective Commissioner (No 1) on a common fund basis. (3) No order as to the Protective Commissioner's costs.

CATCHWORDS : COSTS - PROTECTED ESTATES - Case involving matter of general importance concerning Protective Commissioner's powers. LEGISLATION CITED : Protected Estates Act 1983 (NSW) s 12, s 28(1)(b) Supreme Court Rules 1970 (NSW) Pt 76 r 5(3) Australian Federation of Consumer Organisations Inc v Tobacco Institute of Australia Ltd (1991) 100 ALR 568; (1991) ATPR 41-114 Baltic Shipping Co v Dillon (1991) 22 NSWLR 1 Holt and Another v Protective Commissioner (1993) 31 NSWLR 227 M v K (unreported, Supreme Court of NSW, 24 April 1989, Powell J, BC8902256) CASES CITED : New South Wales Medical Defence Union Ltd v Crawford (1993) 31 NSWLR 469 The Protective Commissioner v "D" & Ors [2004] NSWCA 216 Re an Incapable Person D [1983] 2 NSWLR 590 Re B [2000] NSWSC 44 RH v CAH and Others [1984] 1 NSWLR 694 The Protective Commissioner (Applicant) PARTIES : "D" (First Respondent) Ors (Second Respondents) FILE NUMBER(S) : CA 40892/03 S W Balafoutis (Applicant) COUNSEL : First respondent (No appearance) D Marks (Second respondents) Timothy John Tunbridge (Applicant) SOLICITORS : First respondent (No appearance) McBride Harle & Martin (Second respondents)