FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT OF AUSTRALIA
| BALDWIN v BARTLETT& ANOR | [2017] FCCA 928 |
| Catchwords: CHILD SUPPORT – Appeal from decision of Administrative Appeals Tribunal – no error of law established – appeal dismissed. |
| Legislation: Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975, ss.43(2B), 44AAA |
| Cases cited: LDME & JMA (SSAT Appeal) [2007] FMCAfam 712 Comcare v Etheridge [2006] FCAFC 27 |
| Applicant: | MS BALDWIN |
| First Respondent: | MR BARTLETT |
| Second Respondent: | CHILD SUPPORT REGISTRAR |
| File Number: | MLG 1208 of 2016 |
| Judgment of: | Judge Harland |
| Hearing date: | 16 March 2017 |
| Date of Last Submission: | 16 March 2017 |
| Delivered at: | Melbourne |
| Delivered on: | 9 May 2017 |
REPRESENTATION
| The Applicant: | Self-represented |
| The Respondent: | Self-represented |
| Counsel for the Second Respondent: | Ms Johnson |
| Solicitors for the Second Respondent: | Mills Oakey |
ORDERS
That the appeal be dismissed.
That the appellant pay the second respondent’s costs in the sum of $6,948.
IT IS NOTED that publication of this judgment under the pseudonym Baldwin & Bartlett & Anor is approved pursuant to s.110X(4)(h) of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 (Cth).
| FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURT OF AUSTRALIA AT MELBOURNE |
MLG 1208 of 2016
| MS BALDWIN |
Applicant
And
| MR BARTLETT |
First Respondent
CHILD SUPPORT REGISTRAR
Second Respondent
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
This is an appeal from the decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (“AAT”) decision dated 9 May 2016.
The appellant is self-represented. She relies on her amended notice of appeal filed on 9 December 2016. She also relied on her written submissions and portions of the documents which were before the AAT. She also made oral submissions. The AAT had 685 pages of material before it. That material was made available to this Court. I made it clear to the appellant before, and at the appeal hearing, that she would need to take me to particular pages she wanted me to read as I would not read all of them. She was able to do this as she was clearly well prepared and across the material.
The first respondent did not file any submissions. He made brief oral submissions in response to the appellant’s submissions at the hearing.
The Child Support Registrar made written submissions and was represented by counsel at the hearing.
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CaseChat Overview and Summary
The County Court was required to determine whether the Magistrates’ Court had erred in its findings of fact and application of the law, specifically in relation to the appellant's claims of breach of contract and contravention of consumer protection legislation. The central legal issues revolved around the interpretation of the agreement between the parties and whether the respondents' conduct amounted to misleading or deceptive representations.
Judge Harland dismissed the appeal, finding no error in the Magistrates’ Court's assessment of the evidence. The court applied principles of contract interpretation and the relevant provisions of the Australian Consumer Law, concluding that the evidence did not support the appellant's assertions. The Magistrates’ Court had correctly found that the respondents had not breached their contractual obligations nor engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct.
Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, and the appellant was ordered to pay the second respondent’s costs in the sum of $6,948.
Orders
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That the appeal be dismissed.
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That the appellant pay the second respondent’s costs in the sum of $6,948.
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