Day v Sanders [2015] NSWSC 173

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Day v Sanders [2015] NSWSC 173 Hearing dates: 25 February 2015 Decision date: 09 March 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: (1) Summons dismissed.

(2) Unless any party makes an application in writing for a different order within seven days, order the plaintiffs to pay the defendants' costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW­ – harness racing horses – cobalt – prohibited substance – alleged reasonable apprehension of bias – challenge to decision of Chief Steward to suspend licence pending inquiry and Chief Steward's membership on inquiry panel – whether Chief Steward a material witness – importance of logical connection between identified matters and alleged apprehension Legislation Cited: Australian Harness Racing Rules rr 14, 15, 20, 90, 90A, 91, 181, 182, 183, 183A, 184, 188, 188A, 190, 191, 193, 256, 309, 313 Harness Racing Act 2009 (NSW) ss 4, 6, 9, 10, 18, 21, 22, 23(2), 43, 47 Local Rules of Harness Racing New South Wales rr 1, 188A(2) Racing Appeals Tribunal Act 1983 (NSW) ss 15B, 16(1), 16(2) Racing Appeals Tribunal Regulation 2010 (NSW) reg 9(1)(g) Cases Cited: Builders Registration Board (Qld) v Rauber (1983) 47 ALR 55 Day v Harness Racing New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 423 Day v Harness Racing New South Wales [2014] NSWSC 1402 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 Gleeson v The New South Wales Harness Racing Authority (Supreme Court of NSW, 20 August 1990, unreported, Young J) Hall v NSW Trotting Club Ltd [1977] 1 NSWLR 378 Harper v Racing Penalties Appeal Tribunal of Western Australia (1995) 12 WAR 337 Hot Holdings Pty Ltd v Creasy (2002) 210 CLR 438 McGovern v Ku-ring-gai Council [2008] NSWCA 209; 72 NSWLR 504 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia [2001] HCA 17; 205 CLR 507 Petty v The Queen [1991] HCA 34; 173 CLR 95 R v Brewer; ex parte Renzella [1973] VR 375 Re JRL; Ex parte CJL (1986) 161 CLR 342 Re Refugee Tribunal; Ex Parte H [2001] HCA 28; 75 ALJR 982 Webb v The Queen [1994] HCA 30; 181 CLR 41 Wonson v Greyhound and Harness Racing Regulatory Authority [2005] NSWSC 584 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Neil Anthony Day (First Plaintiff) Dean Albert McDowell (Second Plaintiff) Reid Sanders (First Defendant) Harness Racing New South Wales (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: AR Moses SC/J Murphy/RL Gall (Plaintiffs) Dr AS Bell SC/ATS Dawson/DM Forrester (Defendants)