Smeaton v Valerius [2015] NSWCATAP 223

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Smeaton v Valerius [2015] NSWCATAP 223 Hearing dates: 23 April 2015 Date of orders: 16 October 2015 Decision date: 16 October 2015 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: P Wass SC, Senior Member T Simon, Senior Member Decision: 1. The appeal is allowed. 2. The matter is remitted for reconsideration on the issue of costs only by a reconstituted Tribunal. Catchwords: Costs, submissions prior to making a decision, fair and equitable, against the weight of evidence, insufficient reasons, procedural fairness, error of law Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond [1990] HCA 33; (1990) 170 CLR 321 Annetts v McCann [1990] HCA 57; (1990) 170 CLR 596 Kioa and Ors v West [1985] HCA 81 Pettit v Dunkley [1971] 1 NSWLR 376 Papps v Police (2000) 77 SASR 210 Perkins v County Court of Victoria (2000) 2 VR 246 Byrnes v Barry (2004) 150 A Crim R 471 Mountford v. Magistrates Court of South Australia (2006) 95 SASR 103 Keith v Gal [2013] NSWCA 339 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bruce Smeaton – appellant Mary Smeaton – appellant Carl Albion Valerius – respondent Representation: G Casey, solicitor for the appellants M Evans, solicitor for the respondent