Kitoko v University of Technology Sydney [2018] NSWSC 1007

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Kitoko v University of Technology Sydney [2018] NSWSC 1007 Hearing dates: 7 June 2018 Date of orders: 11 July 2018 Decision date: 11 July 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Harrison AsJ Decision: The Court orders that:

(1) The plaintiff's summons dated 1 October 2017 seeking judicial review is dismissed.

(2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs on an ordinary basis. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – judicial review- whether UTS breached their Student Rules – whether denial of procedural fairness

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – summary dismissal- whether issue estoppel – whether factual basis of plaintiff's claims in these proceedings have already been determined adversely to the plaintiff in Federal Court proceedings- whether amendment to the summons can overcome the plaintiff's arguments that are subject to issue estoppel- whether plaintiff has an arguable case concerning breaches of the UTS Student Rules Legislation Cited: Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) University of Technology Sydney Act 1989 (NSW) University of Technology Sydney By-law 2005 (NSW) Cases Cited: Blair v Curran (1939) 62 CLR 464 Carl Zeiss Stiftung v Rayner & Keller Ltd (No 2) [1967] 1 AC 853 Kitoko v Mirvac Real Estate Pty Ltd [2015] NSWDC 152 Kitoko v University of Technology Sydney [2018] FCCA 699 Kitoko v Mirvac Real Estate Pty Ltd [2016] NSWCA 201 Kuligowski v Metrobus (2004) 220 CLR 363 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2013] NSWCA 71 Ramsay v Pigram (1968) 118 CLR 271 Spencer v Commonwealth [2010] HCA 28; (2010) 241 CLR 118 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Vangu Kitoko (Plaintiff) University of Technology Sydney (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: A Flecknoe-Brown (Defendant)