Brown v Administration of Norfolk Island

[2013] NFSC 1

SUPREME COURT OF NORFOLK ISLAND

Brown v Administration of Norfolk Island [2013] NFSC 1

Citation:		Brown v Administration of Norfolk Island [2013] NFSC 1
Parties:		JOHN TERENCE BROWN v THE ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND and BRUCE TAYLOR
File number:		SC 4 of 2012
Judge:		JACOBSON CJ
Date of judgment:		12 April 2013
Catchwords:		ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – procedural fairness – whether prospective job applicant entitled to be heard on whether he was an “eligible applicant”
Legislation:		Court Procedure Rules 2006 (ACT), rr 3553, 3554, 3556 Public Sector Management Act 2000 (NI), ss 5, 28, 36, 54 55, 56 57, 58 Supreme Court Act 1960 (NI), ss 5, 19
Cases cited:		Ainswsorth v Criminal Justice Commission  (1992) 175 CLR 564 Annetts v McCann (1990) 170 CLR 596 Check v Administration of Norfolk Island [2005] NFSC 1 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337 Elias v Federal Commissioner of Taxation (2002) 123 FCR 499 Johns v Australian Securities Commission (1993) 178 CLR 408 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986)  162 CLR 24 Minister for Immigration & Citizenship v SZIAI (2009) 259 ALR 429 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng (2001) 205 CLR 507 Prasad v Minister for Immigration & Ethnic Affairs (1985) 6 FCR 155 Saeed v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (2010) 241 CLR 252 SCAA v Minister for Immigration & Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCA 668 SCAS v Minister for Multicultural & Indigenous Affairs [2002] FCAFC 397 Re Drake v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (No 2) (1979) 2 ALD 634
Date of hearing:	Heard on the papers
Place:	Sydney (via telephone to Norfolk Island)
Division:	GENERAL DIVISION
Category:	Catchwords
Number of paragraphs:	99
Counsel for the Plaintiff:	Self-represented
Solicitor for the Defendants:	Mr W Richards of Crown Counsel

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORFOLK ISLAND
NORFOLK ISLAND REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISION	SC 4 of 2012

BETWEEN:

JOHN TERENCE BROWN
Plaintiff

AND:

THE ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND
First Defendant

BRUCE TAYLOR
Second Defendant

JUDGE:	JACOBSON CJ
DATE OF ORDER:	12 APRIL 2013
WHERE MADE:	SYDNEY (via telephone to Norfolk Island)

THE COURT ORDERS THAT:

1.The application be dismissed.

2.The plaintiff pay the defendants’ costs.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NORFOLK ISLAND
NORFOLK ISLAND REGISTRY
GENERAL DIVISION	SC 4 of 2012

BETWEEN:

JOHN TERENCE BROWN
Plaintiff

AND:

THE ADMINISTRATION OF NORFOLK ISLAND
First Defendant

BRUCE TAYLOR
Second Defendant

JUDGE:	JACOBSON CJ
DATE:	12 APRIL 2013
PLACE:	SYDNEY (via telephone to Norfolk Island)

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

Introduction

1. The plaintiff, Mr John Terence Brown, seeks judicial review of a decision said to have been made by the second defendant, Mr Bruce Taylor in his capacity as Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Administration of Norfolk Island, that Mr Brown was not eligible for appointment to the position of Senior Government Advisor of Norfolk Island.

2. Mr Brown seeks review of the decision upon the basis of a number of heads of judicial review of an administrative action including denial…