Kaldas v Barbour [2016] NSWSC 1880

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kaldas v Barbour [2016] NSWSC 1880 Hearing dates: 16 December 2016; 19 December 2016 Date of orders: 20 December 2016 Decision date: 20 December 2016 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: Application for interlocutory relief is dismissed Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – civil – interlocutory issues – injunctions – where plaintiff seeks an order restraining the Ombudsman from providing a report to the Parliament – whether there is a serious question to be tried – whether the balance of convenience favours granting interlocutory relief Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 Ombudsman Act 1974 Police Act 1990 Cases Cited: Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission [1992] HCA 10; (1992) 175 CLR 564 Ainsworth v The Ombudsman (1988) 17 NSWLR 276 ICAC v Chaffey (1993) 30 NSWLR 21 Kirk v The Industrial Court (NSW) [2010] HCA; (2010) 239 CLR 531 Moroney v The Ombudsman [1982] 2 NSWLR 591 The State of Queensland v The Commonwealth of Australia [1988] HCA 1; (1988) 62 ALJR 143 Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Consequential orders (other than Costs) Parties: Naguib (Nick) Kaldas (P) Bruce Barbour (D1) Ombudsman NSW (D2) Linda Waugh (D3) Attorney-General for NSW (D4) Representation: Counsel: A Moses SC / R Gall (P) J Kirk SC / S Free / C Winnett (D1, D2) Submitting Appearance (D3) J McDonnell (D4)