Application by Services Sydney Pty Ltd [2005] ACompT 2

Application by Services Sydney Pty Ltd [2005] ACompT 2

For the time being, it is not necessary to permit the Premier to intervene in the proceeding. The existence of a natural contradictor (Sydney Water), the Tribunal's procedural flexibility, and ability to receive policy material by other means, as well as the lack of a statutory or procedural basis, mean no sufficient case exists for intervention at this time.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
11 April 2005
Procedural Posture
Application for Review of Deemed Decision / Interlocutory Application for Intervention
Outcome
Application for intervention refused
Legal Topics
['access Regime' 'declaration of Services' 'intervention' 'public Policy in Utility Regulation']

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Procedural Posture

Application for Review of Deemed Decision / Interlocutory Application for Intervention

  1. 1 ['Whether the Premier of New South Wales should be granted leave to intervene in the review under s 44K of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth)' "Relevance and necessity of Premier's participation when there is a natural contradictor (Sydney Water)"]

Ratio Decidendi

For the time being, it is not necessary to permit the Premier to intervene in the proceeding. The existence of a natural contradictor (Sydney Water), the Tribunal's procedural flexibility, and ability to receive policy material by other means, as well as the lack of a statutory or procedural basis, mean no sufficient case exists for intervention at this time.

Court Disposition

Application for intervention refused

Orders

  • ['The application by the Premier of New South Wales to intervene be refused.']