D'Amore v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2012] NSWSC 473

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: D'Amore v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2012] NSWSC 473 Hearing dates: 2 April 2012 Decision date: 14 May 2012 Before: McClellan CJ at CL Decision: 1. The summons is dismissed. 2. I order the plaintiff to pay the defendant's costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - jurisdictional error - whether the states of satisfaction referred to in ss 13(3A) and 9(5) of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 are jurisdictional facts - states of satisfaction held to be jurisdictional facts

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - jurisdictional error - judicial review on "no evidence" grounds - judicial review for illogicality or irrationality in jurisdictional fact-finding - whether the Commission's findings of "corrupt conduct" were affected by jurisdictional error - whether the Commission purported to make findings of jurisdictional fact for which there was no evidence, or no rationally probative evidence - Commission held not to have fallen into jurisdictional error - summons dismissed Legislation Cited: Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 Migration Act 1958 (Cth) Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Avon Downs Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1949] HCA 26; (1949) 78 CLR 353 Briginshaw v Briginshaw [1938] HCA 34; (1938) 60 CLR 336 Commissioner of Police v Ryan [2007] NSWCA 196; (2007) 70 NSWLR 73 Corporation of the City of Enfield v Development Assessment Commission [2000] HCA 5; (2000) 199 CLR 135 Enfield City Corporation v Development Assessment Commission [2000] HCA 5; (2000) 199 CLR 135 Graham Barclay Oysters Pty Ltd v Ryan [2002] HCA 54; (2002) 211 CLR 540 Greiner v Independent Commission Against Corruption (1992) 28 NSWLR 125 Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission (NSW) [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 531 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd [2010] HCA 32; (2010) 241 CLR 390 L & B Linings Pty Ltd v Workcover Authority of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 15 Lu v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2004] FCAFC 340; (2004) 141 FCR 346 M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2011] HCA 32; (2011) 85 ALJR 891 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40; (1986) 162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZMDS [2010] HCA 16; (2010) 240 CLR 611 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; (2001) 206 CLR 323 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Durairajasingham [2000] HCA 1; (2000) 168 ALR 407 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs v SGLB [2004] HCA 32; (2004) 78 ALJR 992 Minister for Immigration v Eshetu [1999] HCA 21; (1999) 197 CLR 611 Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth [2003] HCA 2; (2003) 211 CLR 476 Question of Law Reserved (No 2 of 1996) [1996] SASC 5674; (1996) 67 SASR 63 R v Australian Stevedoring Industry Board; Ex parte Melbourne Stevedoring Co Pty Ltd [1953] HCA 22; (1953) 88 CLR 100 R v Dytham [1979] QB 722 R v Hillier [2007] HCA 13; (2007) 228 CLR 618 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Ex parte Applicant S20/2002 [2003] HCA 30; (2003) 77 ALJR 1165 Secretary of State for Education and Science v Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council [1977] AC 1014 Timbarra Protection Coalition Inc v Ross Mining NL [1999] NSWCA 8 (1999) 46NSWLR 55 Weal v Bathurst City Council [2000] NSWCA 88 Wood v R [2012] NSWCCA 21 Texts Cited: Aronson, Dyer and Groves, Judicial Review of Administrative Action (4th ed, 2009) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Angela D'Amore (Plaintiff) Independent Commission Against Corruption (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: B W Walker SC/R R Tripodi (Plaintiff) J T Gleeson SC/A M Mitchelmore (Defendant) Solicitors: Thompson Eslick Solicitors (Plaintiff) Crown Solicitor (Defendant) File Number(s): 2011/138619