Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Breeze [2015] NSWCATOD 152

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Breeze [2015] NSWCATOD 152 Hearing dates: 23 and 25 November 2015, revised consent orders provided on 3 December 2015. Date of orders: 18 December 2015 Decision date: 18 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Occupational Division Before: P Durack SC - Senior Member P Wass SC - Senior Member E Hayes - General Member Decision: Consent orders made, including orders for reprimands and payment of an agreed amount of the Applicant's costs. Catchwords: Legal profession – disciplinary proceedings – admitted professional misconduct outside practice as barristers – consent orders for reprimands – appropriateness of orders sought – repealed Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) applicable. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW) Interpretation of Legislation Act (1984) (Victoria) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) Cases Cited: A Solicitor v Council of the Law Society of New South Wales [2004] HCA 1 Adco Constructions Pty Ltd v Goudappel (2004) CLR 1 Australian Securities & Investments Commission v Elm Financial Services Pty Ltd (2005) 55 ACSR 411 Barbaro v The Queen (2014) 253 CLR 58 Commonwealth of Australia v Director, Fair Work Building Inspecorate & Ors [2015] HCA 46 Council of the New South Wales Bar Association v Butland [2009] NSWADT 177 Council of New South Wales Bar Association v Sahade [2006] NSWCA 145 Director, Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate v CFMEU (2015) 229 FCR 331 Law Society of Tasmania v Matthews [2010] TASSC 60 New South Wales Bar Association v Cummins (2001) 52 NSWLR 279 New South Wales Bar Association v Mitry [2002] NSWADT 185. Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Chapman [1992] NSWCA 292 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v P [2003] NSWCA 320 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Ritchard (Court of Appeal, 31 July 1987) Ziems v Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (1957) 97 CLR 279 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Council of the New South Wales Bar Association (Applicant in both matters) Matthew Christopher Breeze (Respondent in no.1420313) Heather Margaret Graves (Respondent in no.1420314) Representation: Counsel: I Bourke SC (Applicant K Rees SC (Respondent) JK Kirk SC (Respondent)