Golden v V’landys [2015] NSWSC 1709

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Golden v V'landys [2015] NSWSC 1709 Hearing dates: 10 and 11 November 2015 Decision date: 17 November 2015 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: 1. Judgment for the defendants.

2. Unless any party makes an application for a different order in writing to my Associate within seven days, order the plaintiff to pay the defendants' costs of the proceedings. Catchwords: JUDICAL REVIEW – actual bias – apprehended bias – unreasonableness – whether bad faith or improper purpose – whether decisions of Racing NSW to suspend trainer's licence and to warn plaintiff off racetracks could be impugned

TORT – misfeasance in public office – whether invalid or unauthorised act – requisite intention not established – loss not proved Legislation Cited: Racing Administration Act 1998 (NSW), s 13 Racing Appeals Regulation 2010 (NSW), cll 5, 6 Racing Appeals Tribunal Act 1983 (NSW), ss 15, 16, 18 Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996 (NSW), ss 4, 6, 11, 11A, 12, 13, 14, 14AA, 21, 24 Cases Cited: Boral Gas (NSW) Pty Ltd v Magill (1993) 32 NSWLR 501 Ebner v Official Trustee [2000] HCA 63; 205 CLR 337 Farrington v Thomson and Bridgland [1959] VR 286 Flaherty v National Greyhound Racing Club Ltd [2005] EWCA 1117 Hot Holdings Pty Ltd v Creasy [2002] HCA 51; 210 CLR 438 Industrial Equity Ltd v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation (1990) 170 CLR 649 McGovern v Ku-ring-gai Council [2008] NSWCA 209; 72 NSWLR 504 Michael Wilson and Partners Ltd v Nicholls [2011] HCA 48; 244 CLR 427 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v SZGUR [2011] HCA 1; 241 CLR 594 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng [2001] HCA 17; 205 CLR 507 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship v Li [2013] HCA 18; 249 CLR 332 Northern Territory v Mengel (1995) 185 CLR 307 Re Refugee Tribunal; Ex Parte H [2001] HCA 28; 75 ALJR 982 SBBS v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2002) 194 ALR 79 SCAS v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs [2002] FCAFC 397 Texts Cited: Australian Rules of Racing Local Rules of Racing Racing NSW Board Code of Conduct Rules of Betting Rules of Racing of Racing NSW Category: Principal judgment Parties: Joseph Golden (Plaintiff) Peter V'landys (First Defendant) Racing New South Wales (Second Defendant) Representation: Counsel: AD Crossland/D Sweeney (Plaintiff) I Jackman SC/N Owens (First Defendant) H El-Hage (Second Defendant)