Quach v New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal [2019] NSWCA 49

Quach v New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal [2019] NSWCA 49

The application was dismissed because the Court held that s 72 of the Commonwealth Constitution does not apply to State Supreme Courts; therefore, the involvement of a judge over 70 years did not invalidate the previous orders, and the application raised no materially new grounds.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
20 March 2019
Procedural Posture
Notice of Motion to Set Aside Vexatious Proceedings Order / Court of Appeal Decision
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
['appointment and Tenure of Judges' 'jurisdiction of Courts' 'vexatious Proceedings' 'federal and State Court Relationships']

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Procedural Posture

Notice of Motion to Set Aside Vexatious Proceedings Order / Court of Appeal Decision

  1. 1 ['Whether the Court of Appeal was invalidly constituted due to age of a sitting judge exceeding constitutional maximum' "Whether s 72 of the Commonwealth Constitution applies to State Supreme Courts' judges" 'Whether the application to set aside the vexatious proceedings order raised any materially new grounds']

Ratio Decidendi

The application was dismissed because the Court held that s 72 of the Commonwealth Constitution does not apply to State Supreme Courts; therefore, the involvement of a judge over 70 years did not invalidate the previous orders, and the application raised no materially new grounds.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • ['Dismiss the notice of motion filed 29 August 2018.']