Attorney General v Tareq Altaranesi [2013] NSWSC 63

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Attorney General v Tareq Altaranesi [2013] NSWSC 63 Hearing dates: 30 & 31 January 2013 Decision date: 15 February 2013 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Slattery J Decision: Orders made under Vexatious Proceedings Act, s 8. Catchwords: PROCEDURE - Vexatious Proceedings Act 2008, ss 6 and 8 - whether proceedings the defendant commenced are "vexatious" - whether proceedings were conducted "frequently" - whether the Court should exercise its discretion to make a s 8(1) order - whether any order made prohibiting defendant from commencing or conducting proceedings should only be for a limited period of time - whether all existing proceedings the defendant has initiated should be stayed. Cases Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Appeal Panel v Director General, Department of Commerce and Others [2008] NSWCA 140 AFU v Sydney Local Health District [2012] NSWADT 197 Altaranesi v Administrative Decisions Tribunal [2012] NSWCA 19 Altaranesi v Administrative Decisions Tribunal [2010] NSWCA 378 Altaranesi v Commissioner of Police [2010] NSWADT 252 Altaranesi v Industrial Relations Commission & Anor [2011] NSWCA 278 Altaranesi v Industrial Relations Commissioner of New South Wales [2011] NSWCA 351 Altaranesi v NSW Self Insurance Corporation [2010] NSWADT 217 Altaranesi v NSW Self Insurance Corporation (No. 2) [2011] NSWADT 28 Altaranesi v The Director General of the Department of Health in respect of Sydney South West Area Health Service [2010] NSWIRComm 164 Altaranesi v The Director General of the Department of Health in respect of the Sydney South West Area Health Service as a division of the New South Wales Department of Health [2010] NSWIRComm 1037 Altaranesi v Sydney Local Health District [2012] NSWCA 69 Altaranesi v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2011] NSWADT 43 Altaranesi v Whalan & Ors (2010) 199 A Crim R 110 Attorney General v Chan [2011] NSWSC 1315 Attorney General v Crocker [2010] NSWSC 942 Attorney General v Shaw [2004] WASC 280 Attorney General v Wentworth (1988) 14 NSWLR 481 Attorney General v Wilson [2010] NSWSC 1008 Batistatos v Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales (2006) 226 CLR 256 Brogden v Attorney General [2001] NZCA 208 Health Care Complaints Commission v Karalasingham [2007] NSWCA 267 Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission (NSW) (2010) 239 CLR 531 KT v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (GD) [2010] NSWADTAP 39 KT v Sydney Local Health District [2012] NSWADTAP 23 KT v Sydney Local Health District (formerly Sydney Local Health Network) (No. 3) (Amount of Respondent's Costs) [2011] NSWADTAP 49 KT v Sydney Local Health Network [2011] NSWADT 171 KT v Sydney Local Health Network [2011] NSWADT 292 KT v Sydney Local Health District (formerly Sydney South West Area Health Service) (No. 2) (Costs) [2011] NSWADTAP 42 KT v Sydney Local Health Network (formerly South West Area Health Service) (No. 2) (GD) [2011] NSWADTAP 8 KT v Sydney South West Area Health Service (GD) [2010] NSWADTAP 60 KT v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2010] NSWADT 94 KT v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2010] NSWADT 102 KT v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2010] NSWADT 131 KT v Sydney South West Area Health Service [2010] NSWADT 227 Legal Employment Consulting and Training Pty Ltd v Patterson [2010] NSWSC 130 Legal Employment Consulting and Training Pty Ltd v Patterson [2009] NSWDC 357. Official Trustee in Bankruptcy v Gargan (No. 2) [2009] FCA 398 Pascoe v Liprini [2011] NSWSC 1484 Pasupati v Okill [2011] NSWSC 1383 Tareq Altaranesi v Administrative Decisions Tribunal & Anor [2012] HCASL 126 Tareq Altaranesi v Administrative Decisions Tribunal & Anor [2012] HCASL 129 Vice-Chancellor Macquarie University v FM [2005] NSWCA 192 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Plaintiff:- Attorney General in and for the State of New South Wales Defendant:- Tareq Altaranesi Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff:- H. Younan Solicitors: Plaintiff:- I V Knight, Crown Solicitor Defendant:- in person File Number(s): 12/126206