Ea v Diaconu [2019] NSWSC 795

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Ea v Diaconu [2019] NSWSC 795 Hearing dates: 7 June 2019 Decision date: 03 July 2019 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: R A Hulme J Decision: 1. Pursuant to r 13.4(1) of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), the proceedings are summarily dismissed. 2. The Plaintiff is to pay the Defendants' costs of this application and of the proceedings. Catchwords: CIVIL PROCEDURE — summary disposal — dismissal of proceedings — no reasonable cause of action disclosed – fundamentally flawed case – defects and deficiencies in pleadings – allegation of misfeasance in public office – absence of allegations that establish elements of the tort – failure to identify any public power or duty, or to plead any casually linked actual temporal loss – allegation of malicious prosecution – failure to plead relevant facts to show that first defendant instigated or maintained proceedings, to identify any person to whom elements of tort can be imputed, or plead facts to establish factual basis for absence of reasonable and probable case – discretion to re-plead refused – plaintiff's failure to re-plead case despite opportunity indicative of appreciation of lack of viability of claim Legislation Cited: Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (Cth), s 25 Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (Cth), ss 4(1), 8(1)(b)(i) Criminal Code (Cth), ss 270.6(2), 271.2(1B) Migration Act 1958 (Cth), ss 245AC(1), 245AC(2) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW), rr 13.4(1)(a), 13.4(1)(b), 14.28(1)(a), 14.28(1)(b), 15.4 Cases Cited: A v State of New South Wales (2007) 230 CLR 500; [2007] HCA 10 Bailey v Director General, Department of Natural Resources [2014] NSWSC 1012 Clark v State of New South Wales [2016] NSWSC 808 Clarke v State of New South Wales (No 4) [2015] NSWSC 1054 Edward Moses Obeid Snr v David Andrew Ipp [2016] NSWSC 1376; (2016) 338 ALR 234 Federal Commissioner of Taxation v Futuris Corporation Ltd (2008) 237 CLR 146; [2008] HCA 32 Golden v Littleproud [2019] NSWSC 120 Grass v Slattery [2018] FCA 1719 Kazal v Independent Commission Against Corruption [2019] NSWSC 556 Leerdam v Noori (2009) 227 FLR 210; [2009] NSWCA 90 Leinenga v Logan City Council [2006] QSC 294 Lock v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2016) 248 FCR 547; [2016] FCA 31 McGuirk v The University of NSW [2009] NSWSC 1424 Northern Territory of Australia v Mengel (1995) 185 CLR 307; [1995] HCA 65 Nyoni v Shire of Kellerberrin (2017) 248 FCR 311; [2017] FCAFC 59 Obeid v Lockley [2018] NSWCA 71; (2018) 355 ALR 615 O'Brien v Bank of Western Australia Ltd [2013] NSWCA 71 Sahade v Bischoff [2015] NSWCA 418 Sanders v Snell (1998) 196 CLR 329; [1998] HCA 64 Shaw v New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 102 Shelton v National Roads and Motorists Association Ltd [2004] FCA 1393 Simmons v New South Wales Trustee and Guardian [2014] NSWCA 405 Spencer v Commonwealth of Australia (2010) 241 CLR 118; [2010] HCA 28 State of New South Wales v Landini [2010] NSWCA 157 Wood v State of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1247 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Song Ea (Plaintiff) Dana Diaconu (First defendant) Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (Second defendant) Commonwealth of Australia (Third defendant) Representation: Counsel: Mr A C Canceri (Plaintiff) Mr N Williams SC with Ms T Phillips and Ms G Westgarth (First, second and third defendants)