CSR Limited v Morrison [2017] NSWSC 123

It is in the interests of justice for the proceedings to be removed from the Dust Diseases Tribunal and transferred to the Supreme Court of Queensland, as all relevant connections are to Queensland.

Jurisdiction: Australia
Judgment Date: 22 February 2017
Procedural Posture: Procedural Ruling / Transfer Application
Outcome: Application granted
Legal Topics: ['cross Vesting' 'transfer of Proceedings']

['practice and Procedure'] ['cross Vesting' 'transfer of Proceedings']

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Procedural Posture

Procedural Ruling / Transfer Application

Legal Issues

1 ['Whether proceedings should be removed from the Dust Diseases Tribunal to the Supreme Court of New South Wales' 'Whether proceedings should be transferred to the Supreme Court of Queensland pursuant to the Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-Vesting) Act 1987 (NSW)']

Ratio Decidendi

It is in the interests of justice for the proceedings to be removed from the Dust Diseases Tribunal and transferred to the Supreme Court of Queensland, as all relevant connections are to Queensland.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

['Orders 1-4 as sought in the Short Minutes of Order handed up, effecting removal from the Dust Diseases Tribunal and transfer to the Supreme Court of Queensland' 'Order 5 noted']