Day v Harness Racing New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 423

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Day v Harness Racing New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 423 Hearing dates: 18 November 2014 Decision date: 08 December 2014 Before: McColl JA at [1]; Macfarlan JA at [2]; Leeming JA at [3] Decision: 1. To the extent it is necessary to do so, grant leave to appeal.

2. Appeal allowed.

3. Set aside the orders made at first instance on 14 October 2014, and in lieu thereof, order that the decisions made by Harness Racing NSW to suspend the appellants' licences on 30 April 2014 be set aside, and that the summons otherwise be dismissed.

4. Order the respondents to pay 50% of the appellants' costs of the appeal. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW - procedural fairness - whether duty to accord procedural fairness before suspending licence - whether duty excluded - whether no breach because "overall process" was fair - whether relief should be refused because of futility - whether relief should be refused because of the availability of an appeal

DELEGATED LEGISLATION - construction - literal meaning nonsensical - whether purposive construction available - relevance of rules not being carefully drafted

DELEGATED LEGISLATION - validity - non-purposive rule-making power - whether power authorised a rule which prohibited rather than merely regulated - whether rule within subject matter of power

GAMING AND RACING - harness racing - construction and validity of national and local rules - challenge to validity of AHRR 90, 90A, 91 and 188A dismissed Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), s 251A Harness Racing Act 2009 (NSW), ss 10, 21, 22, 23, 45, Sch 1 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW), s 52 Racing Appeals Tribunal Act 1983 (NSW), s 15B Racing Appeals Tribunal Regulation 2010, rr 9(1)(g), 14 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 101(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 36.16, 51.29 Cases Cited: Annetts v McCann [1990] HCA 57; 170 CLR 596 Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd v Amalgamated Clothing & Allied Trades Union of Australia [1932] HCA 9; 47 CLR 1 Assistant Commissioner Condon v Pompano Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 7; 87 ALJR 458 Bax v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2003] FCAFC 55; 75 ALD 34 Carroll v Sydney City Council (1989) 15 NSWLR 541 Commissioner for Police v Ryan [2007] NSWCA 196; 70 NSWLR 73 Commissioner of Police v Tanos [1958] HCA 6; 98 CLR 383 CSR Ltd v Eddy [2008] NSWCA 83; 70 NSWLR 725 Day v Harness Racing New South Wales [2014] NSWSC 1024 Doppstadt Australia Pty Ltd v Lovick & Son Developments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2014] NSWCA 219 Environment Protection Authority v Schon G Condon as liquidator for Orchard Holdings (NSW) Pty Ltd (in liq) [2014] NSWCA 149 Forster v Jododex Australia Pty Ltd [1972] HCA 61; 127 CLR 421 Frost v Kourouche [2014] NSWCA 39 Greyhound Racing NSW v Cessnock & District Agricultural Association [2006] NSWCA 333 H Jones & Co Pty Ltd v Kingborough Corporation [1950] HCA 11; 82 CLR 282 Harper v Minister for Sea Fisheries [1989] HCA 47; 168 CLR 314 Hawkesbury District Health Service Limited & Anor v Patricia Chaker (No 2) [2011] NSWCA 30 Heatley v Tasmanian Racing and Gaming Commission [1977] HCA 39; 137 CLR 487 Jacques v Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers [1987] 1 All ER 621 James v Surf Road Nominees Pty Ltd (No 2) [2005] NSWCA 296 Jarratt v Commissioner of Police for New South Wales [2005] HCA 50; 224 CLR 44 Jones v Dunkel [1959] HCA 8; 101 CLR 298 Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [1996] HCA 24; 189 CLR 51 Kioa v West [1985] HCA 81; 159 CLR 550 Lisafa Holdings Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Police (NSW) (1988) 15 NSWLR 1 Marine Hull and Liability Insurance Co Ltd v Hurford (1985) 10 FCR 234 McCowan v Baine [1891] AC 401 Meagher v Stephenson (1993) 30 NSWLR 736 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZJGV [2009] HCA 40; 238 CLR 642 Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd v Federal Commissioner of Taxation [1963] HCA 41; 113 CLR 475 Morton v Union Steamship Co of New Zealand [1951] HCA 42; 83 CLR 402 NBNB v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2014] FCAFC 39; 220 FCR 44 New South Wales Bar Association v Evatt [1968] HCA 20; 117 CLR 177 New South Wales Crime Commission v Kelly [2003] NSWCA 245; 58 NSWLR 71 Orellana-Fuentes v Standard Knitting Mill Pty Ltd [2003] NSWCA 146; 57 NSWLR 282 Plaintiff M47/2012 v Director-General of Security [2012] HCA 46; 251 CLR 1 Plaintiff M61/2010E v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 41; 243 CLR 319 Porter v National Union of Journalists [1980] IRLR 404 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28; 194 CLR 355 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; ex parte Miah [2001] HCA 22; 206 CLR 57 Re Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs; Ex parte Lam [2003] HCA 6; 214 CLR 1 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; 204 CLR 82 S10/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2012] HCA 31; 246 CLR 636 Saeed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] HCA 23; 241 CLR 252 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission [1986] HCA 54; 161 CLR 141 Swan Hill Corporation v Bradbury [1937] HCA 15: 56 CLR 746 Taylor v Owners - Strata Plan No 11564 [2014] HCA 9; 88 ALJR 473 Williams v City of Melbourne [1933] HCA 56; 49 CLR 142 Texts Cited: M Aronson and M Groves, Judicial Review of Administrative Action 5th ed, Law Book Co, 2013 M Robinson, Judicial Review, Thomson Reuters, 2014 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Neil Day (1st Appellant) Dean McDowell (2nd Appellant) Harness Racing New South Wales (1st Respondent) Reid Sanders (2nd Respondent) Representation: Counsel: DA Smallbone / DW Rayment (Appellants) AS Bell SC / ATS Dawson / D Forrester (Respondents) Solicitors: Prime Lawyers (Appellants) Cockburn & Co (Respondents) File Number(s): 2014/308740 Decision under appeal Citation: [2014] NSWSC 1402 Date of Decision: 14 October 2014 Before: Adamson J File Number(s): 2014/140312