Physical Disability Council of NSW v Sydney City Council [1999] FCA 112

Physical Disability Council of NSW v Sydney City Council [1999] FCA 112

The balance of convenience is against intervening by granting an interlocutory injunction, given the likelihood of imminent destruction of the bridge regardless, the expense to the respondent, and the greater prospects for non-litigious solutions.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
05 February 1999
Procedural Posture
Application for Interlocutory Injunction / Interlocutory Judgment
Outcome
Application for interlocutory injunction dismissed
Legal Topics
['disability Discrimination' 'interlocutory Injunctions' 'disability Discrimination Act 1992 (cth)' 'balance of Convenience' 'hreoc Interim Determination']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Interlocutory Injunction / Interlocutory Judgment

  1. 1 ['Whether an interlocutory injunction should be granted to preserve a pedestrian bridge' 'Whether the Commission erred in its interim determination by imposing a high burden for interim relief' "Whether the Commission failed to fully consider the applicant's case on the balance of convenience"]

Ratio Decidendi

The balance of convenience is against intervening by granting an interlocutory injunction, given the likelihood of imminent destruction of the bridge regardless, the expense to the respondent, and the greater prospects for non-litigious solutions.

Court Disposition

Application for interlocutory injunction dismissed

Orders

  • ['The application for an interlocutory injunction be dismissed.' 'The matter be stood over for further directions on Friday 19 February 1999.']