Quach v NSW Health Care Complaints Commission (No 5) [2018] NSWSC 1519

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Quach v NSW Health Care Complaints Commission (No 5) [2018] NSWSC 1519 Hearing dates: 3 October 2018 Date of orders: 12 October 2018 Decision date: 12 October 2018 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Hoeben CJ at CL Decision: (1) Summons dismissed. (2) The plaintiff is to pay the defendant's costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – prohibition order sought against Crown Solicitor appearing for NSW Health Care Complaints Commission in the ACT Supreme Court – previous proceedings seeking substantially the same order dismissed as an abuse of process – these proceedings an abuse of process – no constitutional issues arising – summons dismissed with costs Legislation Cited: Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 (Cth) – ss 76(1), 109, 125 Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008 (ACT) Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth) – s 78B(1) Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (NSW) – s 44 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) – r 13.4, r 14.28 Cases Cited: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v C G Berbatis Holdings Pty Ltd and Others [1999] FCA 1151 Health Care Complaints Commission v Quach (No 2) [2015] NSWCATOD 32 Michael Van Thanh Quach v Crown Solicitors Office (Supreme Court (NSW), 10 August 2017, unreported) Quach v Health Care Complaints Commission [2018] NSWSC 402 Quach v Health Care Complaints Commission (No 2) [2018] NSWSC 1341 Quach v NSW Crown Solicitor [2017] NSWSC 904 Quach v NSW Crown Solicitor [2017] NSWSC 991 Quach v NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal [2015] NSWCA 63 Quach v NSW Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal and Anor; Quach v NSW Health Care Complaints Commission [2015] HCASL 131 Quach v New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission; Quach v New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal [2017] NSWCA 267 Quach v RU (No 1) [2017] ACTSC 233 Quach v RU (No 2) [2017] ACTSC 234 State of NSW v Kable [2013] HCA 26; 252 CLR 118 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Michael Van Thanh Quach – Plaintiff New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission – Defendant Representation: Counsel: M Quach, unrepresented – Plaintiff B Thomson – Defendant Solicitors: M Quach, unrepresented – Plaintiff Crown Solicitor's Office – Defendant File Number(s): 2018/212999