Department of Attorney General and Justice v Schoeman [2012] NSWADTAP 31

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Department of Attorney General and Justice v Schoeman [2012] NSWADTAP 31 Hearing dates: 26 March 2012 Decision date: 03 August 2012 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel - Internal Before: Magistrate N Hennessy, Deputy President Decision: (1) The Tribunal's decision that the Department of Attorney General and Justice is to pay Ms Schoeman's costs is set aside. (2) The appeal is extended to the merits of the Tribunal's decision. (3) Ms Schoeman's application for costs is dismissed. Catchwords: COSTS - matter settled - whether fair to award costs - relevance of pre-litigation conduct - primary findings of fact - exercise of evaluative judgement - relevant and irrelevant consideration - extension to the merits Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Freedom of Information Act 1989 (repealed) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 State Records Act 1998 Cases Cited: Absolon v NSW TAFE [1999] NSWCA 311 AT v Commissioner of Police (NSW) [2010] NSWCA 131 Australian Aqua Air Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2009] NSWADT 239 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (I985) 4 NSWLR 149 B & L Linings Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 5) [2010] NSWADTAP 21 Cripps v G & M Dawson Pty Ltd & Anor [2006] NSWCA 81 House v the King (1936) 55 CLR 499 K v K [2000] NSWSC 1052 Kelly v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue (No 2) [2010] NSWADT 52 Kiama Council v Grant (2006) 143 LGRA 441 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 390 Lloyd v Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee [2005] NSWCA 456 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 One Tel Ltd v Commissioner for Taxation [2000] FCA 270; 101 FCR 548 Ormwave Pty Ltd v Smith [2007] NSWCA 210 Pollard v RRR Corporation Pty Ltd [2009] NSWCA 110 Re Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs; Ex parte Lai Qin [1997] HCA 6; (1997) 186 CLR 622 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 University of New South Wales v PC (GD) [2008] NSWADTAP 26 World Best Holdings Limited v Sarker [2010] NSWCA 24 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Department of Attorney General and Justice (Appellant) Fiona Schoeman (Respondent) Representation: Crown Solicitor (Appellant) Norton Rose Australia (Respondent) File Number(s): 129002 Decision under appeal Citation: Schoeman v Department of Attorney General and Justice [2011] NSWADT 308 Date of Decision: 2011-12-23 00:00:00 Before: General Division File Number(s): 113021