Ryde City Council v Petch; ICAC v Ryde City Council [2012] NSWSC 1246

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ryde City Council v Petch; ICAC v Ryde City Council [2012] NSWSC 1246 Hearing dates: 28 September 2012 Decision date: 28 September 2012 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Administrative Law Before: Schmidt J Decision: Matter Number 249917 of 2012 1. The amended notice of motion filed 24 September 2012 be dismissed with costs reserved. 2. The order made by this Honourable Court on 24 September 2012 extending restraining orders made by this Honourable Court on 14 August 2012 be discharged. 3. That the proceedings be stood over before the Registrar on Friday 26 October 2012. Matter Number 302411 of 2012 Upon the undertaking that it will not take any action that would terminate the employment of Mr John Neish, General Manager of the defendant, until the plaintiff notifies the defendant in writing that ICAC has concluded its investigations numbered E12/1191 and E12/1627, the Court orders that: 1. The plaintiff has leave to file in Court the summons dated 28 September 2012. 2. The summons be returnable instanter. 3. Rule 6.1(i) be dispensed with in relation to the defendant. 4. The summons be dismissed with no order as to costs. 5. A copy of the summons and these orders be served on the defendant forthwith. 6. These orders be entered forthwith. Catchwords: LOCAL GOVERNMENT - consent orders Legislation Cited: Public Interest Disclosure Act 1994 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 Cases Cited: Kalyk v Whelan (Young J, unreported, 31 July 1985) Category: Interlocutory applications Parties: Matter Number 249917 of 2012