Ali Ali v Rockdale City Council [2015] NSWSC 1481

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ali Ali v Rockdale City Council [2015] NSWSC 1481 Hearing dates: 18 February 2015; 17 March 2015 (directions), 17 August 2015 (directions) and 9 September 2015; further written submissions on 18 and 24 September 2015 Decision date: 09 October 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law - Administrative Law Before: Stevenson J Decision: Further Amended Summons to be dismissed Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review of orders of the Workers Compensation Commission – whether jurisdictional error established – whether relief should be declined on basis that a more convenient and satisfactory remedy exists Legislation Cited: Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Workers Compensation Commission Rules 2011 (NSW) Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW) Cases Cited: ADCO Constructions Pty Ltd v Goudappel [2014] HCA 18; 88 ALJR 624 Applicant VEAL of 2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] HCA 72; 225 CLR 88 Atomic Steel Constructions Pty Ltd v Tedeschi [2013] NSWWCCPD 33 Commercial Union Assurance Co of Australia Ltd v Ferrcom Pty Ltd (1991) 22 NSWLR 389 Kioa v West [1985] HCA 81; 159 CLR 550 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales [2010] HCA 1; 239 CLR 531 Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd [2011] HCA 11; 243 CLR 361 R v Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration; Ex parte Ozone Theatres (Aust) Ltd [1949] HCA 33; 78 CLR 389 Re Refugee Review Tribunal; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; 204 CLR 82 Samuel v Sebel Furniture Ltd [2006] NSWWCCPD 141 Sorcevski v Steggles Pty Ltd (1991) 7 NSWCCR 315 Steggles Pty Ltd v Sorcevski (Court of Appeal (NSW), 29 July 1994, unrep) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mohamad Ali Ali (Plaintiff) Rockdale City Council (First Defendant) Marshal Douglas, Dr Neil Berry, Dr Brian Noll as members of the Appeal Panel of the Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales (Second Defendant) Dr John Garvey (Third Defendant) Registrar of the Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales (Fourth Defendant) The Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales (Fifth Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M Allars SC (Plaintiff) J W Dodd (First Defendant)