Quach v Health Care Complaints Commission (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1341

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Quach v Health Care Complaints Commission (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1341 Hearing dates: 18 June 2018 Date of orders: 18 June 2018 Decision date: 31 August 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Lonergan J Decision: (1) Pursuant to s 98(4) of the Civil Procedure Act 2005, the plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs in a specified gross sum.

(2) The gross sum subject to the above order is the sum of $3,000.

(3) Each party is to pay its own costs of today. Catchwords: COSTS – gross sum costs order – where proceedings an abuse of process – notice of constitutional matter – where notice of constitutional matter after proceedings dismissed – where notice of constitutional matter misconceived and/or an abuse of process Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) ss 56, 98 Health Care Complaints Act 1993 (NSW) s 99A Judiciary Act 1902 (NSW) s 78B The Commonwealth Constitution s 109 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) rr 1.22, 1.23 Cases Cited: Australian Competition & Consumer Commission v C G Berbatis Holdings Pty Ltd [1999] FCA 1151 Beach Petroleum NL v Johnson (No 2) (1995) 57 FCR 119 Harrison v Schipp (2002) 54 NSWLR 738; [2002] NSWCA 213 Idoport v National Australia Bank [2007] NSWSC 23 Keen v Telstra Corporation Ltd (No 2) [2006] FCA 930 Kiwi Munchies Pty Ltd v Stern [2006] NSWSC 433 Leary v Leary [1987] All ER 261 Penson v Titan National Pty Ltd (No 3) [2015] NSWCA 121 Quach v Health Care Complaints Commission [2018] NSWSC 402 Quach v New South Wales Crown Solicitor [2017] NSWSC 904 Quach v New South Wales Crown Solicitor [2017] NSWSC 991 Category: Costs Parties: Michael Van Thanh Quach (Plaintiff) Health Care Complaints Commission (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: Plaintiff, in person B Thomson, solicitor (Defendant)