Baker v New South Wales Police [2013] NSWSC 57

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Baker v New South Wales Police [2013] NSWSC 57 Hearing dates: 31 January 2013 Decision date: 07 February 2013 Jurisdiction: Civil Before: Latham J Decision: Amended Summons dismissed with costs Catchwords: JUDICIAL REVIEW - nature of judicial review - Commonwealth Constitution, s 80 - no right to trial by jury in the Local Court - no right to trial by jury in the Supreme Court - Commonwealth Constitution is not a law of the Commonwealth - Commonwealth Constitution, s 72 - magistrates are validly appointed under the Local Court Act - Governor of New South Wales is validly appointed Legislation Cited: Supreme Court Act 1970 NSW Constitution Magna Carta 1297 Petition of Right 1627 Habeas Corpus Act 1640 Bill of Rights 1688 Imperial Acts Application Act 1969 (NSW) Cases Cited: Craig v South Australia (1995) 184 CLR 163 Attorney General (NSW) v Quin (1990) 170 CLR 1 Sergi v Director of Public Prosecutions [1991] NSWCA 244 Byrnes v R (1999) 199 CLR 1 Road Transport (Safety and Traffic Management) Act 1999 (NSW) Road Transport (General) Act 2005 (NSW) Galea v New south Wales Egg Corporation [1989] NSWCA 81 Sankey v Whitlam (1978) 142 CLR 1 Wilson v State of New South Wales [2001] NSWSC 880 Perpetual Ltd v Kelso [2008] NSWSC 906 St George Bank v Udowenko [2010] NSWSC 1289 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Cyril Brett Baker - (Plaintiff) NSW Police Force - (Defendant) Representation: Solicitors Sef-Represented - (Plaintiff) G Namey - (Defendant) File Number(s): 12/106554