Chinese Cultural Club v Director of Liquor and Gaming [2007] NSWSC 1029

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Chinese Cultural Club v Director of Liquor and Gaming [2007] NSWSC 1029 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S) : 28 May 2007

JUDGMENT DATE : 8 November 2007

JURISDICTION : Supreme Court

JUDGMENT OF : Rothman J

(i) Appeal allowed;

(ii) Decision of the Licensing Court of 17 July 2006 dismissing the application of the Chinese Cultural Club Limited for costs of the proceedings brought against it by the Director of Liquor and Gaming be set aside;

DECISION : (iii) The question of costs be remitted to the Licensing Court to determine in accordance with law;

(iv) The Director of Liquor and Gaming pay the costs of the Chinese Cultural Club Limited of and incidental to these proceedings;

(v) To the extent otherwise entitled, the Director of Liquor and Gaming having a certificate under the Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW).

CATCHWORDS : COSTS - general principle - costs to follow the event - wrong test by Licensing Court

Liquor Act 1982 (NSW) LEGISLATION CITED : Registered Clubs Act 1976 (NSW) Suitors' Fund Act 1951 (NSW)

ABT v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Attorney-General (NSW) v Wentworth (1988) 14 NSWLR 481 Australian Gaslight Co v Valuer-General (1940) 40 SR (NSW) 126 Buckman v Flanagan (1974) 133 CLR 422 Canceri v Taylor (1994) 1 IRCR 120 Haines v Leves (1987) 8 NSWLR 442 CASES CITED : House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 Kanan v APTU (1992) 43 IR 257 Latoudis v Casey (1990) 170 CLR 534 Milne v Attorney-General for the State of Tasmania (1956) 95 CLR 460 Ohn v Walton (1995) 36 NSWLR 77 Project Blue Sky v ABA (1998) 194 CLR 355 R v Moore; ex parte FMWU (1978) 140 CLR 470 Saraswati v R (1991) 172 CLR 1