Cordina Chicken Farms Pty Ltd v Poultry Meat Industry Committee [2004] NSWSC 197

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Cordina Chicken Farms Pty Ltd v Poultry Meat Industry Committee [2004] NSWSC 197 HEARING DATE(S) : 24 February, 5 March 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 24 March 2004

JURISDICTION: Common Law Division Administrative Law List JUDGMENT OF : Young CJ in Eq DECISION : Proceedings are dismissed with costs.

CATCHWORDS : ADMINISTRATIVE LAW [38]- Review of determination to fix price of batch chickens- Approach of court- How purpose of Committee discovered- Whether Committee acted within mandate- On facts no order made. PROCEDURE [750]- Declaration- Administrative decision allegedly invalid- All affected persons need to be parties. WORDS & PHRASES- "Class". LEGISLATION CITED : Interpretation Act 1987, s 34 Poultry Meat Industry Act 1986, s 10 Arthur Yates & Co Pty Ltd v The Vegetable Seeds Committee (1945) 72 CLR 37 Bates v Hailsham (Lord) [1972] 1 WLR 1373 Bread Manufacturers of NSW v Evans (1981) 180 CLR 404 Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 24 ALR 577 Dunlop v Woollahra MC [1975] 2 NSWLR 446 FAI Insurances Ltd v Winneke (1982) 151 CLR 342 Harrington v Lowe (1996) 190 CLR 311 Howie v Hollobone (1973) 32 LGRA 371 John J Starr (Real Estate) Pty Ltd v Robert R Andrew (A'asia) Pty Ltd (1991) 6 ACSR 63 King Gee Clothing Co Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth (1945) 71 CLR 184 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Local Government Board v Arlidge [1915] AC 120 CASES CITED : London Passenger Transport Board v Moscrop [1942] AC 332 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 Opua Ferries Ltd v Fullers Bay of Islands Ltd [2003] 3 NZLR 740 Parramatta City Council v Hale (1982) 47 LGRA 319 Pearks v Moseley (1880) 5 App Cas 714 R v Hunt; Ex parte Sean Investments Pty Ltd (1979) 180 CLR 322 Re Gosling (1943) 43 SR (NSW) 312 Re Hawthorn CC; Ex parte The Co-operative Brick Company Ltd [1909] VLR 27 Ridge v Baldwin [1964] AC 40 Sovereign Life Assurance Co v Dodd [1892] 2 QB 573 Telstra Corp Ltd v Hurstville CC (2000) 105 FCR 322 The Dingian; Ex parte Wagner (1995) 183 CLR 323 Tickner v Chapman (1995) 57 FCR 451 Zhang v Canterbury CC (2001) 51 NSWLR 589 Cordina Chicken Farms Pty Limited (P) PARTIES : Poultry Meat Industry Committee (D1) Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (D2) FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30040/03 COUNSEL : J Griffiths SC and M Allars (P) R Beech-Jones (D) SOLICITORS : Truman Hoyle (P) I V Knight (Crown Solicitor) (D)