XX v Attorney General of New South Wales [2011] NSWSC 658

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: XX v Attorney General of New South Wales [2011] NSWSC 658 Hearing dates: 01/06/2011 Decision date: 01 June 2011 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Rothman J Decision: (i) Summons dismissed; (ii) The plaintiff pay the third defendant's costs of and incidental to the proceedings as agreed or assessed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - natural justice - prejudgment and apprehension of bias - second decision made on remitter after the quashing of the first decision - outcome the same - no bias and no reasonable apprehension of bias - alleged breach of the Hardiman principles - no bias arising from breach - otherwise no error of law Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990 Police Integrity Commission Act 1996 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Carruthers v Connolly [1998] 1 Qd R 339 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; (2000) 205 CLR 337 Laws v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal [1990] HCA 31; (1990) 170 CLR 70 Livesey v New South Wales Bar Association [1983] HCA 17; (1983) 151 CLR 288 Minister for Immigration v Jia Legeng [2001] HCA 17; (2001) 205 CLR 507 New South Wales Crime Commission v Police Integrity Commission; Giorgiutti v Police Integrity Commission [2011] NSWSC 443 R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; Ex parte Hardiman [1980] HCA 13; (1980) 144 CLR 13 R v Watson; Ex parte Armstrong [1976] HCA 39; (1976) 136 CLR 248 Re JRL; Ex parte CJL [1986] HCA 39; (1986) 161 CLR 342 Re Polites; Ex Parte Hoyts Corporation Pty Ltd [1991] HCA 25; (1991) 100 ALR 634 Category: Principal judgment Parties: XX (Plaintiff) The Attorney-General for the State of New South Wales (First Defendant) The Honourable Jerrold Cripps QC, Assistant Commissioner, Police Integrity Commission (Second Defendant) Police Integrity Commission (Third Defendant) Representation: Counsel: