Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Dyason v Butterworth [2015] NSWCA 52 Hearing dates: 9 September 2014 Date of orders: 13 March 2015 Decision date: 13 March 2015 Before: McColl JA at [1], Barrett JA at [83], Gleeson JA at [84] Decision: (1)Extend the time for commencing the proceedings for judicial review of the District Court decision up to and including 18 March 2014. (2)Remit the applicant's appeal against the orders of Magistrate Linden to the District Court for hearing and determination according to law. (3)No order as to the costs of the proceedings in this Court Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – Local Court grants application for apprehended personal violence order – defendant unsuccessful in appeal to District Court – function of District Court on appeal by way of rehearing from making apprehended personal violence order – ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – jurisdictional error – whether District Court misapprehended scope of jurisdiction – whether District Court determined whether statutory preconditions for making apprehended personal violence order were satisfied – ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review – jurisdictional error – whether Court of Appeal can review judgments of both District and Local Courts – Legislation Cited: Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 District Court Act 1973 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Allesch v Maunz [2000] HCA 40; (2000) 203 CLR 172 B v Director of Public Prosecutions [2014] NSWCA 232 Bindaree Beef Pty Ltd v Riley [2013] NSWCA 305; (2013) 85 NSWLR 350 Boele v Rinbac Pty Ltd [2014] NSWCA 451 Cachia v Hanes [1994] HCA 14; (1994) 179 CLR 403 Charara v R [2006] NSWCCA 244; (2006) 164 A Crim R 39 Colquhoun v District Court of New South Wales [2014] NSWCA 460 Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) v Ede [2014] NSWCA 282 Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) v Burns [2010] NSWCA 265 Dyason v Butterworth [2013] FFCA 2067 Fox v Percy [2003] HCA 22; (2003) 214 CLR 118 Goodwin v Commissioner of Police [2012] NSWCA 379 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 531 Kirk v Industrial Relations Commission (NSW) [2010] HCA 1; (2010) 239 CLR 531 Lindsay v Health Care Complaints Commission [2010] NSWCA 194 Mahmoud v Sutherland [2012] NSWCA 306 Maviglia v Maviglia [1999] NSWCA 188 McKellar v Director of Public Prosecutions [2011] NSWCA 91 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Tomko v Palasty (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 369; (2007) 71 NSWLR 61 Toth v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 133 Veness v Hodge [2015] NSWCA 20 Wang v Farkas [2014] NSWCA 29; (2014) 85 NSWLR 390. Wingfoot Australia Partners Pty Ltd v Kocak [2013] HCA 43; (2013) 88 ALJR 52 Wishart v Fraser [1941] HCA 8; (1941) 64 CLR 470 "V V" v District Court of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 469 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Linden Prescott Dyason (Applicant) Hannah Butterworth (First respondent) Local Court of NSW (Second respondent) District Court of NSW (Third respondent) Representation: Counsel: D Allen (Applicant) A Vernier (First respondent)