Michael Christie v Agricultural Societies Council of NSW Ltd (ACN 150 951 670) [2015] NSWSC 1118

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Michael Christie v Agricultural Societies Council of NSW Ltd (ACN 150 951 670) [2015] NSWSC 1118 Hearing dates: 16 July 2015 Date of orders: 11 August 2015 Decision date: 11 August 2015 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Expedition List Before: Kunc J Decision: Disciplinary committee's decision quashed Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Domestic tribunals – Whether Wednesbury unreasonableness applicable – Whether actual bias required - Whether reasonable apprehension of bias where Disciplinary Committee chairman moving force behind entire process Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Cases Cited: Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Australian Football League v Carlton Football Club Ltd [1998] 2 VR 546 Australian Workers Union v Bowen No 2 (1948) 77 CLR 601 Brown Brothers v Pittwater Council [2015] NSWCA 215 Cromwell Property Securities Limited v Financial Ombudsman Service Limited [2014] VSCA 179 Dickason v Edwards [1909] VLR 403 Dickason v Edwards (1910) 10 CLR 243 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; (2000) 205 CLR 337 Hewett v Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol [2001] NSWSC 1140 Isbester v Knox City Council [2015] HCA 20 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; (2013) 249 CLR 332 Mitchell v Royal New South Wales Canine Council Ltd [2001] NSWCA 162; (2001) 52 NSWLR 242 Shepherd v South Australian Amateur Football Inc (1987) 44 SASR 579 Young v New South Wales Radio Yachting Association Inc [2013] NSWSC 383 Texts Cited: M. Aronson and M. Groves, Judicial Review of Administrative Action, Lawbook Co, 2013 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Christie (Plaintiff) Agricultural Societies Council of NSW Ltd (ACN 150 951 670) (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A.T. Schlicht (Plaintiff) L. Gor (Defendant)