Tadros v Charles Sturt University and 2 Ors [2008] NSWSC 1140

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Tadros v Charles Sturt University and 2 Ors [2008] NSWSC 1140 This decision has been amended. Please see the end of the judgment for a list of the amendments.

HEARING DATE(S) : 21 August 2008, 16, 26 and 29 September 2008

JUDGMENT DATE : 30 October 2008

JUDGMENT OF : Smart AJ at 1

DECISION : See paras 154 and 155.

CATCHWORDS : Correct Construction of Student Academic Misconduct Policy - Requirements of Natural Justice - Duty of Procedural Fairness - Whether required by primary decision maker - Meaning of Internal Appeal Provision - University withdrawing refusal to hear appeal - Whether subsequent hearing of appeal "cures" any prior defects or should lead to refusal of relief on discretionary grounds - Academic Misconduct capable of being regarded as serious - Appeal Committee erroneously including certain factors as bearing upon the seriousness of the offence - Relief limited to declarations.

LEGISLATION CITED : Nil.

CATEGORY : Principal judgment

Bayliss v Lea & Anor (1961) SR (NSW) 247 Calvin v Carr (1979) 1 NSWLR 1 Dinsdale v The Queen (2000) 202 CLR 321 Etherton v Public Service Board [1983] 3 NSWLR 297 Galea v Galea (1990) 19 NSWLR 263 Haoucher v Minister for Immigration and Ethinc Affairs (1990) 169 CLR 648 Hill v Green (1999) 48 NSWLR 161 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 CASES CITED : Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Mitchell v Royal New South Wales Crime Council Limited (2001) 52 NSWLR 242 R v General Medical Council, Exp Gee [1987] 1 WLR 564 R v Thomson and Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383, Cameron v The Queen (2002) 209 CLR 339 Re MIMA and Anor; Exp Miah (2001) 206 CLR 57 Romeo v Asher (1991) 29 FCR 343 Russell v Duke of Norfolk [1949] 1 All ER 109 Sedleigh-Denfield v O'Callaghan (1940) AC 880 Weinburger v Inglis [1919] AC 606 Yung v Adams (1997) 80 FCR 453