30 Jun 2022
Because the appeal was allowed and both parties accepted that costs should follow the event, the Court awarded the appellant costs for a standard appeal on a band A basis with usual disbursements.
28 Feb 2018
The Elwood policy unlawfully fettered the Chief Ombudsman's s 28A discretion by imposing a two-stage threshold that precluded consideration of relevant stage two factors (omnibus ombudsman-like qualities and consistency with existing consents); the Chief Ombudsman also failed to take into account the relevant consideration of consistent treatment of similar schemes, warranting setting aside the decisions and remittal for reconsideration.