Paing Pty Ltd & Ors v Golden Harvest (Aust) Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 750

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Paing Pty Ltd & Ors v Golden Harvest (Aust) Pty Ltd [2003] NSWSC 750 HEARING DATE(S) : 17/7/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 August 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Newman AJ DECISION : 1) Appeal upheld; 2) The decision of the Appeal Panel is set aside ; 3) The case is to be remitted to the Appeal Panel to be heard and decided in accordance with the findings of this court ; 4) The respondents are to pay the appellants' costs of this appeal

CATCHWORDS : Administrative law - appeal from Appeal Panel of Administrative Decisions Tribunal - ambit of jurisdiction of Appeal Panel - question of fact not law Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act (1997), s 112 - 119, s 120 LEGISLATION CITED : Retail Leases Act (1994) s 10(2) Trade Practices Act (1994) s 51 A(2), s52 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Australian Gas Light Company v Valuer-General (1940) 40 SR (NSW) 126 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 CASES CITED : Ballesty v The Director of Liquor and Gaming, Sup Ct, Kirby J, unreported 11 December 2002 SC13437/01 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 James & Ors v ANZ Banking Group Ltd & Ors (1986) 64 ALR 347 Luxton v Vines (1952) 85 CLR 352 Paing Pty Ltd (1st Plaintiff) Icontact Pty Ltd (2nd Plaintiff) PARTIES : Shen Zhen Famtec (Australia) Pty Ltd (3rd Plaintiff) Winsing Pty Ltd (4th Plaintiff) Golden Harvest (Aust) Pty Ltd ACN 061 272 580 (Defendant) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30113/02 COUNSEL : K.P. Rewell SC / A. R. Beardow (Plaintiff) S.D. Robb QC / B. Katekan (Defendant) SOLICITORS : Creagh & Creagh (Plaintiff) Colquhoun Murphy (Defendant)