Oei v The Australian Golf Club [2016] NSWSC 846

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Oei v The Australian Golf Club [2016] NSWSC 846 Hearing dates: 2 June 2016 Decision date: 23 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Sackar J Decision: See paragraph [92] Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Domestic tribunal – Disciplinary hearing – Not a merits review – Rules of evidence inapplicable – Meaning of "unbecoming" –Whether irrelevant considerations introduced – Whether redactions led to procedural unfairness – Extent of tribunal's discretion – Meaning of "present" evidence – Wednesbury unreasonableness Cases Cited: Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Australian Football League v Carlton Football Club Limited [1998] 2 VR 546 Australian Workers' Union v Bowen (No 2) (1948) 77 CLR 601 Christie v Agricultural Societies Council of NSW Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1118 Dickason v Edwards (1910) 10 CLR 243 Maclean v Workers Union [1929] 1 Ch 602 Mitchell v Royal NSW Canine Council Limited (2001) 52 NSWLR 242 R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; Ex parte Hardiman (1980) 144 CLR 13 Samad v District Court of New South Wales (2002) 209 CLR 140 TA Miller Ltd v Minister for Housing and Local Government [1968] 1 WLR 992 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Bing Michael Oei (plaintiff) Representation: Counsel: I Faulkner SC (plaintiff) T Lynch SC, Ms F Bustos-McNeil (defendant)