Kirby v Dental Council of NSW [2020] NSWCA 91

Court of Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Kirby v Dental Council of NSW [2020] NSWCA 91 Hearing dates: 22 August 2019 Date of orders: 12 May 2020 Decision date: 12 May 2020 Before: Payne JA at [1] Brereton JA at [8] Emmett AJA at [140] Decision: (1) Leave to appeal be granted; (2) The appeal be dismissed; (3) The applicant pay the respondent's costs. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – bias rule – actual or apprehended – apprehended – where apprehended bias alleged on basis of interest incompatible with role – whether primary judge erroneously considered notion of degree of closure of mind

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – whether reviewable error of law – jurisdictional error – whether NCAT constructively failed to exercise jurisdiction Legislation Cited: (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, Sch 5, cl 29(2), cl 29(4)(b) (NSW) Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, Part 8, Div 3, Subdivs 2, 3, 4 and 5, s 3A, s 41G, s 144C, s 145B, s 150, s 150A, s 150D, s 150F, s 150H, s 159, s 159B, s 159C, s 164A (NSW) Supreme Court Act 1970, s 75A(8), s 101(2)(r) Cases Cited: Agricultural Societies Council of NSW v Christie (2016) 340 ALR 560; [2016] NSWCA 331 Australian Workers Union v Bowen (No 2) (1948) 77 CLR 601; [1948] HCA 35 Builders' Registration Board of Queensland v Rauber (1983) 47 ALR 55 Burton v Osteopathy Council of New South Wales [2015] NSWCATOD 150 Cains v Jenkins (1979) 28 ALR 219 Campbell v Higgins (1957) 3 FLR 317 Carver v Law Society of New South Wales (1998) 43 NSWLR 71 Choy v Tiara Coal Ltd (in liq) (2018) 98 NSWLR 493; [2018] NSWCA 205 City of London v Wood (1701) 12 Mod 669; 88 ER 1592 Concrete Pty Ltd v Parramatta Design & Developments Ply Ltd (2006) 229 CLR 577; [2006] HCA 55 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337; [2000] HCA 63 Ethell v Whalan [1971] 1 NSWLR 416 Hanna v Medical Council of NSW [2017] NSWCATOD 27 Health Care Complaints Commission v Kirby [2019] NSWCATOD 47 Isbester v Knox City Council (2015) 255 CLR 135; [2015] HCA 20 Johnson v Johnson (2000) 201 CLR 488; [2000] HCA 48 Karimi v Medical Council of New South Wales [2017] NSWCATOD 180 Khan v Medical Council of NSW [2016] NSWCATOD 88 Kirby v Dental Council of New South Wales [2017] NSWCATOD 64 Kirby v Dental Council of New South Wales [2018] NSWSC 1869 Leeson v General Council of Medical Education and Registration (1889) 43 Ch D 366 Livesey v New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288; [1983] HCA 17 Maclean v The Workers Union [1929] 1 Ch 602 Mady and Discipline Committee of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons, Re (1974) 50 DLR (3d) 494 McGovern v Ku-ring-gai Council (2008) 72 NSWLR 504; [2008] NSWCA 209 Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Nicholls (2011) 244 CLR 427; [2011] HCA 48 Murray v Legal Services Commissioner (1999) 46 NSWLR 224; [1999] NSWCA 70 R v Lee (1882) 9 QBD 394 R v Medical Board of South Australia; ex parte S (1976) 14 SASR 360 S (a Barrister), In re [1981] QB 683 Schabas and Caput of University of Toronto, Re (1974) 52 DLR (3d) 495 Sharman v New Zealand Association of Counsellors Inc [2014] NZAR 638; [2013] NZHC 3553 Stollery v Greyhound Racing Control Board (1972) 128 CLR 509; [1972] HCA 53 Thompson v New South Wales Branch of the British Medical Association [1924] AC 764 Ward v Bradford Corporation [1970] LGR 27 Texts Cited: J R S Forbes, Justice in Tribunals (5th ed, 2019, The Federation Press) Category: Principal judgment Parties: David Kirby (applicant) Dental Council of New South Wales (respondent) Representation: Counsel: DF Villa SC w JC Sheller & D Tang (applicant) PA Horvath w K Lindeman (respondent) Solicitors: Graham Billing & Co (applicant) Health Professionals Council Authority (respondent) File Number(s): 2018/382846 Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of New South Wales Jurisdiction: Common Law Division Citation: [2018] NSWSC 1869 Date of Decision: 6 December 2018 Before: Barrett AJ File Number(s): 2017/158598