NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : AUSTRALIAN INJURY HELPLINE & ANOR v. WORKCOVER AUTHORITY OF NSW [2005] NSWSC 116
HEARING DATE(S) : 7/2/05; 8/2/05; 16/2/05; 24/2/05
JUDGMENT DATE : 28 February 2005
JURISDICTION : Civil
JUDGMENT OF : Greg James J at 1
DECISION : The application is dismissed. The plaintiffs are to pay the defendant's costs.
CATCHWORDS : Interlocutory relief - injunction to restrain compliance with notice to produce documents under statutory power in aid of investigation - whether enabling regulation constitutionally invalid - free speech - implied right of political discussion - s.109 inconsistency contrary to a Chapter III implication - whether giving of notice beyond power - whether notice givers belief must incorporate exculpatory assurances of the object of investigation - arguable case and balance of convenience - case unsufficiently arguable.
Judiciary Act 1903 LEGISLATION CITED : Workplace Injury Management & Workers Compensation Act 1988 Trade Practices Act 1974
Coco v. The Queen (1994) 179 CLR 427 Beckwith v. The Queen (1976) 135 CLR 569 Nationwide News Pty. Limited v. Willis (1992) 177 CLR 1 AMP Society v. Golden (1986) 160 CLR 330 CASES CITED : Castlemaine Tooheys Limited v. State of South Australia (1986) 161 CRL 148 Lange v. The ABC (1997) 189 CLR 520 Seven Network v. ACCC (2004) FCAFC 267 W A Pines v. Bannerman (1980) 41 FLR 175 Australian Securities Commission v. Zarrow (1991) 32 FCR 546
PARTIES : AUSTRALIAN INJURY HELPLINE & ANOR v. WORKCOVER AUTHORITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
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