Boris Reznitsky v District Court of New South Wales & State of New South Wales [2015] NSWCA 194

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Boris Reznitsky v District Court of New South Wales & State of New South Wales [2015] NSWCA 194 Hearing dates: 6 July 2015 Date of orders: 13 July 2015 Decision date: 13 July 2015 Before: McColl JA at [1];Ward JA at [57]; Ball J at [58] Decision: Applicant's summons dismissed with costs Catchwords: Administrative law – judicial review – costs assessment – appeal to District Court – whether primary judge denied applicant procedural fairness – whether primary judge failed to take relevant consideration into account – whether primary judge made decision contrary to the evidence Legislation Cited: District Court Act 1973 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW) Cases Cited: AB v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 122 Arnott v Glissan [2013] NSWCA 138 Arnott v Glissan [2013] NSWCA 316 Boris Reznitsky v State of New South Wales (District Court (NSW), Finnane QC DCJ, 24 May 2011); Mina Reznytska v State of New South Wales (District Court (NSW), Finnane QC DCJ, 7 June 2011) Craig v South Australia [1995] HCA 58; (1995) 184 CLR 163 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Yusuf [2001] HCA 30; (2001) 206 CLR 323 Reznitsky v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2014] NSWCA 79 SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2006] HCA 63; (2006) 228 CLR 152 "V V" v District Court of New South Wales [2013] NSWCA 469 Wang v Farkas [2014] NSWCA 29; (2014) 85 NSWLR 390 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Boris Reznitsky (Applicant) District Court of New South Wales (First Respondent) State of New South Wales (Second Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented (Applicant) District Court of New South Wales (First Respondent) – Submitting appearance State of New South Wales (Second Respondent) – Mr G Bateman