Kirkman v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act 1989 [2016] NSWSC 1876

Kirkman v Minister Administering the Crown Lands Act 1989 [2016] NSWSC 1876

The Minister's delegate took into account an irrelevant consideration, namely the purported alteration to the plaintiff's enclosure permit, which was a nullity. Therefore, the decision was attended by jurisdictional error and must be set aside.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 December 2016
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Principal Judgment
Outcome
Minister's decision set aside for jurisdictional error
Legal Topics
['jurisdictional Error' 'crown Roads' 'road Closure' 'irrelevant Consideration' 'procedural Fairness']
['administrative Law'] ['jurisdictional Error' 'crown Roads' 'road Closure' 'irrelevant Consideration' 'procedural Fairness']

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Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Principal Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ["Whether the Minister's delegate took into account an irrelevant consideration by relying on a purported alteration to the plaintiff's enclosure permit which was a nullity" 'Whether the plaintiff was denied procedural fairness']

Ratio Decidendi

The Minister's delegate took into account an irrelevant consideration, namely the purported alteration to the plaintiff's enclosure permit, which was a nullity. Therefore, the decision was attended by jurisdictional error and must be set aside.

Court Disposition

Minister's decision set aside for jurisdictional error

Orders

  • ["Minister's decision of 13 August 2014 is to be set aside"]