Liang v University of Technology, Sydney [2018] NSWCATAP 285

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Liang v University of Technology, Sydney [2018] NSWCATAP 285 Hearing dates: 14 November 2018 Date of orders: 29 November 2018 Decision date: 29 November 2018 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: R Titterton, Principal Member J Kearney, Senior Member Decision: (1) Application to transfer the appeal to Supreme Court of NSW refused. (2) Application to refer questions of law to the Supreme Court of NSW refused. (3) Application for the issue of summonses refused. (4) Application to adjourn the appeal proceedings refused. (5) Appeal dismissed. (6) Leave to appeal refused. (7) The respondent to file and serve submissions as to costs by 17 December 2018 (8) The appellant to file and serve submissions in response by 7 January 2019. Catchwords: APPEALS – where appellant claims unfairly treated by a university in the provision of teaching services – no question of law – leave to appeal refused – no question of principle Legislation Cited: Australian Consumer Law Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Fair Trading Act 1987 (NSW), Cases Cited: Alliance Motor Auctions Pty Ltd v Saman [2018] NSWCATAP 137 Bartel v Ryan [2018] NSWCATAP 231 Beale v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Coulton v Holcombe [1986] HCA 33 Langford-Smith v Harris [2017] NSWCATAP 198 Mifsud v Campbell (1991) 21 NSWLR 725 Mitchell v Cullingral Pty Ltd [2012] NSWCA 389 Palm Homes Pty Ltd v Kav's Constructions Pty Ltd [2015] NSWCATAP 113 Prendergast v Western Murray Irrigation Ltd [2014] NSWCATAP 69 Rajski v Bainton, Court of Appeal, unreported, 6 September 1991 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Dr Guohua Liang, (Appellant) Max Hendriks, (First Respondent) University of Technology, Sydney (Second Respondent) John Colville, (Third Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Flecknoe-Brown, (Respondents)