Turner v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2016] NSWCATAD 31

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Turner v Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force [2016] NSWCATAD 31 Hearing dates: 20 January 2016 Date of orders: 16 February 2016 Decision date: 16 February 2016 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: Hennessy LCM, Deputy President Decision: 1. The Tribunal declines to exercise any power under s 199 of the District Court Act 1973. 2. The Tribunal declines to refer any allegations of contempt to the Supreme Court. Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – contempt –principles to be applied under s 73 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 - Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 32(3)(d), s 33, s 38(3), s 73, s 73(5) District Court Act 1973 (NSW) Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW), s 112 Cases Cited: In the matter of Bauskis [2006] NSWSC 908 Burns v Corbett [2015] NSWCATAD 188 Court of Appeal, Registrar of the v Collins [1982] 1 NSWLR 682 Daintree Cafe Pty Ltd v Jacfun Pty Ltd [2002] NSWADT 188 European Asian Bank AG v Wentworth (1986) 5 NSWLR 445 Fraser v R [1984] 3 NSWLR 212 Keeley v The Honourable Mr Justice Brooking [1979] HCA 28; (1979) 143 CLR 162 Pelechowski v Registrar, Court of Appeal [1999] HCA 19 Prothonotary of the Supreme Court of New South Wales v Hall [2008] NSWSC 994 Registrar of the Court of Appeal v Maniam (No 1) (1991) 25 NSWLR 459 Smith v The Queen (1991) 25 NSWLR 1 The Queen v Witt [2016] VSC 19 Texts Cited: Halsbury's Laws of Australia, Contempt (title 105) LexisNexis Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Donovan Turner (Applicant) Commissioner of Police, NSW Police Force (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: D Turner (Applicant in Person) Sparke Helmore Lawyers (Respondent) File Number(s): 1510057 Publication restriction: Nil