Tuffy v Vaughan (GD) [2009] NSWADTAP 75

Tuffy v Vaughan (GD) [2009] NSWADTAP 75

The costs order was made as part of the disposal of an application in the Tribunal's original decisions jurisdiction under s 329 of the Local Government Act 1993. Because the Local Government Act 1993 contains no express provision allowing an appeal to an Appeal Panel from the primary decision or from the ancillary costs decision, the Appeal Panel had no jurisdiction to hear the purported appeal.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 December 2009
Procedural Posture
Appeal Against Costs Order / Appeal Panel Consideration of Jurisdiction
Outcome
Appeal struck out for want of jurisdiction.
Legal Topics
['tribunal Jurisdiction' 'appealability of Costs Orders' 'original Decisions Jurisdiction' 'dismissal From Civic Office']
['administrative Law' 'local Government' 'costs'] ['tribunal Jurisdiction' 'appealability of Costs Orders' 'original Decisions Jurisdiction' 'dismissal From Civic Office']

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Procedural Posture

Appeal Against Costs Order / Appeal Panel Consideration of Jurisdiction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether the Appeal Panel had jurisdiction to entertain an appeal from a costs order made in proceedings under s 329 of the Local Government Act 1993.' 'Whether a costs decision ancillary to a non-appealable original decision is itself appealable.']

Ratio Decidendi

The costs order was made as part of the disposal of an application in the Tribunal's original decisions jurisdiction under s 329 of the Local Government Act 1993. Because the Local Government Act 1993 contains no express provision allowing an appeal to an Appeal Panel from the primary decision or from the ancillary costs decision, the Appeal Panel had no jurisdiction to hear the purported appeal.

Court Disposition

Appeal struck out for want of jurisdiction.

Orders

  • ['The appeal is struck out for want of jurisdiction.']