Chandrasekaran v Western Sydney Local Health District (No 7) [2019] NSWSC 567

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Chandrasekaran v Western Sydney Local Health District (No 7) [2019] NSWSC 567 Hearing dates: 13 May 2019 Decision date: 15 May 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Adamson J Decision: See paragraph [78] Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE – claims for expedition and allocation of hearing date – proceedings not ready for hearing – claims refused

CIVIL PROCEDURE – application for gross sum costs order – no evidence adduced of amounts paid – order declined

CIVIL PROCEDURE – plaintiff's application for apology regarding first defendant's withdrawal of notice of motion for appointment of tutor – application refused

CIVIL PROCEDURE – application for joinder of Medical Council – statutory scheme provided for scheme of review as precondition to seeking judicial review – application dismissed

CIVIL PROCEDURE – application to set aside notices to produce – notices oppressive and amount to "fishing" Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 41 Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), Pt 6, ss 57, 58, 68, 98 Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth), s 23 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW), ss 41B, 150, 150A, 150C, 150F, 159, 159B, 159C, 161 Industrial Relations Act 1996 (NSW), s 179 Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW), s 69 Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), Pt 59, rr 6.19, 6.24, 7.18, 13.4, 14.28, 15.3, 15.4, 21.10, 34.1, 42.1, 59.10 Cases Cited: Cachia v Hanes (1994) 179 CLR 403; [1994] HCA 14 Collector of Customs (New South Wales) v Brian Lawlor Automotive Pty Ltd (1979) 41 FLR 338; [1979] FCA 21 Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales (2010) 239 CLR 531; [2010] HCA 1 Magill v Magill (2006) 226 CLR 551; [2006] HCA 51 Plaintiff S157/2002 v The Commonwealth of Australia (2003) 211 CLR 476; [2003] HCA 2 Wotton v Queensland (No 5) [2016] FCA 1457; (2016) 157 ALD 14 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Sujatha Chandrasekaran (Plaintiff) Western Sydney Local Health District t/as Westmead Hospital (First Defendant) Charterhouse Medical Pty Ltd (Second Defendant) Medical Council of NSW (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: P E King (Plaintiff) T Wong (First Defendant) K Petch (Second Defendant) F T Roughley (Respondent)