Burns v Gaynor & Ors

[2017] HCATrans 136

[2017] HCATrans 136

IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

Office of the Registry
  Sydney  No S41 of 2017

B e t w e e n -

GARRY BURNS

Applicant

and

BERNARD GAYNOR

First Respondent

CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Second Respondent

STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Third Respondent

ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR NEW SOUTH WALES

Fourth Respondent

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL FOR COMMONWEALTH

Fifth Respondent

Office of the Registry
  Sydney  No S42 of 2017

B e t w e e n -

GARRY BURNS

Applicant

and

TESS CORBETT

First Respondent

ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR NEW SOUTH WALES

Second Respondent

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL FOR COMMONWEALTH

Third Respondent

Office of the Registry
  Sydney  No S43 of 2017

B e t w e e n -

ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR NEW SOUTH WALES

Applicant

and

GARRY BURNS

First Respondent

TESS CORBETT

Second Respondent

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL FOR THE COMMONWEALTH

Third Respondent

Office of the Registry
  Sydney  No S44 of 2017

B e t w e e n -

ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR NEW SOUTH WALES

Applicant

and

GARRY BURNS

First Respondent

BERNARD GAYNOR

Second Respondent

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Third Respondent

NSW CIVIL & ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

Fourth Respondent

Office of the Registry
  Sydney  No S45 of 2017

B e t w e e n -

STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Applicant

and

GARRY BURNS

First Respondent

BERNARD GAYNOR

Second Respondent

ATTORNEY‑GENERAL FOR THE COMMONWEALTH

Third Respondent

CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL OF NEW SOUTH WALES

Fourth Respondent

GORDON J
EDELMAN J

TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS

AT ADELAIDE ON THURSDAY, 22 JUNE 2017, AT 9.29 AM

Copyright in the High Court of Australia

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EDELMAN J:   In each of these applications, Justice Gordon and I are of the view there should be a grant of special leave.

In each of matters S43 of 2017 and S44 of 2017, the Attorney‑General for New South Wales has undertaken not to seek his costs of the special leave application or the appeal and not to seek to disturb the costs orders in the court below.

The parties will be contacted with respect to an estimate of time for the hearing of these appeals and the parties will be made aware of the directions necessary for the undertaking of these appeals.

The Court will now adjourn to 10.00 am.

AT 9.30 AM THE MATTER WAS ADJOURNED