Howe v Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales & ors [2003] NSWSC 157

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Howe v Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales & ors [2003] NSWSC 157 HEARING DATE(S) : 13 March 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 13 March 2003 JURISDICTION: Common Law Division JUDGMENT OF : Dunford J DECISION : Summons dismissed

CATCHWORDS : ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - procedural fairness - Disciplinary Tribunal - complaint established - need to receive further submissions on penalty - apprehended bias LEGISLATION CITED : Veterinary Surgeons Act 1986, s 26(1)(c) & (e) Hall v New South Wales Trotting Club Limited [1977] 1 NSWLR 378 Malone v Marr [1981] 2 NSWLR 894 CASES CITED : Re JRL ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342 Vakauta v Kelly (1989) 167 CLR 568 Re Watson ex parte Armstrong (1976) 136 CLR 248 Minister for Immigration & Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng [2001] HCA 17, 205 CLR 507 Peter Allan Howe (Plaintiff) PARTIES : Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales (First Defendant) The Registrar of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee (Third Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 10516/03 COUNSEL : A Stenmark SC (Plaintiff) M Wade - solicitor (Third Defendant) PME Robinson & Co, Lawyers (Plaintiff) SOLICITORS : IV Knight, Crown Solicitor (First & Second Defendants) - submitting appearance Tress Cocks & Maddox (Third Defendant)

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION