James Bromfield v New South Wales Gun Club [2019] NSWSC 430

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: James Bromfield v New South Wales Gun Club [2019] NSWSC 430 Hearing dates: 18, 19, 20, 21 February, 29 March 2019 Decision date: 17 April 2019 Jurisdiction: Equity - Expedition List Before: Sackar J Decision: See paras [119]-[123] Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – Domestic tribunals – Disciplinary Hearing – Not a merits review – Wednesbury unreasonableness – Actual bias Legislation Cited: Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) Registered Clubs Act 1976 (NSW) Cases Cited: Agricultural Societies Council of NSW Ltd v Christie (2016) 340 ALR 560 Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd v Wednesbury Corporation [1948] 1 KB 223 Australian Football League v Carlton Football Club Limited [1998] 2 VR 546 Australian Workers' Union v Bowen (No 2) (1948) 77 CLR 601 Christie v Agricultural Societies Council of NSW Ltd [2015] NSWSC 1118 Dickason v Edwards (1910) 10 CLR 243 In re Medicaments and Related Classes of Goods (No 2) [2001] WLR 700; [2001] ICR 564 Maloney v New South Wales National Coursing Association [1978] 1 NSWLR 161 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia (2001) 205 CLR 507 Texts Cited: n/a Category: Principal judgment Parties: James Bromfield (Plaintiff) New South Wales Gun Club Limited (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: M B Evans (Plaintiff) A K Flecknoe-Brown (Defendant)