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AGLC: Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488
Case: [2019] VSC 488
Decision Date: 19 July 2019

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Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488

Most Recent Citation

Chopra v Department of Education and Training (No. 2) [2019] VSC 598

Cases Citing This Decision

Chopra v Department of Education and Training [No 2] [2021] VSCA 112
Citation 1 (Para 1)

…s therefore misconceived. The position was already clear from the decision of the primary judge. [10] Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488, [4].…
Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2021] VSCA 36
Citation 2

…[2019] VSC 488 (Richards J)…
Soo v Department of Justice and Community Safety (Corrections Victoria) [2025] VSC 548
Citation 3 (Para 1)

…could be refused without consideration of whether the appeal has a real prospect of success.[81] [78] Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488 [23] (Richards J) (‘ Chopra ’). [79]The ‘materiality’ consideration. [80] Bashour v ANZ [2020] VSC 478, [35] (Moore J) (‘ Bashour ’). [81]Ibid.…
Huang v Helou [2025] VSC 212
Citation 4 (Para 1)

….[1] [1] Kennedy v Shire of Campaspe [2015] VSCA 47, [12] (Whelan and Ferguson JA); Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488, [21] (Richards J).…
Biddle v Miele Australia Pty Ltd [2025] VSC 146
Citation 5 (Para 1)

…h as the apparent justice of the case and whether a grant of leave might be said to be futile.[94] [94] Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488, [22]-[28].…
Ibrahim v Greater Bendigo City Council [2025] VSC 6
Citation 6 (Para 1)

…his appeal and cited principles or matters relevant to the Court in whether to grant leave in Chopra v Department of Education and Training .[21] [21][2019] VSC 488, [22]–[23] per Richards J.…
Myers v Lim [2024] VSC 770
Citation 7

…orporation [2016] VSCA 109, Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488, Bashour v ANZ [2020] VSC 478, Anderson v Sharpe [2024] VSCA 166, considered – Proceeding dismissed.…
Club Fogolar Furlan Melbourne v Paramount Investments Group Pty Ltd [2024] VSC 686
Citation 8 (Para 1)

…ears to the Court. That means justice to all parties, not only the applicant for leave.’[72] [69] Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488, [23] (Richards J) (‘ Chopra ’). [70] Bashour v ANZ & Ors [2020] VSC 478 [29]–[36] (Moore J). [71] Commissioner of State Revenue v Frost (2011) 83 ATR 832,…
IWN v AJU [2024] VSC 562
Citation 9 (Para 1)

…J and Robson AJA. See also Caspersz v Garry & Warren Smith Pty Ltd [2023] VSCA 264, [23] (Niall JA) and Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488, [23](b), [27] (Richards J).…
Akers v RSPCA [2024] VSC 489
Citation 10 (Para 1)

…rant leave to appeal if the proposed appeal has a real prospect of success.[12] [12]VCAT Act s 148(2A); Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488, [21], [23]; Lucic v Henry (2021) 64 VR 252, [44].…
Douglas v Nelson [2024] VSC 116
Citation 11 (Para 1)

…ispose of a challenge to the decision at an early stage where appropriate.[28] [27]Ibid s 148(2A). [28] Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488 [21].…
YBJ (a pseudonym) v Ukf (a pseudonym) [2023] VSC 579
Citation 12 (Para 1)

…‘fanciful’ chance of success.[17] [17] Kennedy v Shire of Campaspe (2015) VSCA 47 [12]; Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488 [21].…
Insurance Australia Ltd v Milonas [2021] VSC 602
Citation 13 (Para 1)

…ns 1 to 4. [67] Glass (a pseudonym) v Chief Examiner (2015) 50 VR 577, 598 [81]. [68] Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488, [21]–[23].…
Lucic v Henry [2021] VSC 548
Citation 14 (Para 1)

…ricon Homes Pty Ltd v Softley (2016) 49 VR 746, [29] (Warren CJ, Tate JA and Robson AJA agreeing). [32] Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488, [23]. [33] Dura (Australia) Constructions Pty Ltd v Victorian Managed Insurance Authority [2012] VSC 114, [70]–[72]; Kornucopia Pty Ltd v Zhang [201…
Bashour v ANZ [2020] VSC 478
Citation 15

…[13][2019] VSC 488 (‘ Chopra ’).…
Chopra v Department of Education and Training (No. 2) [2019] VSC 598
Citation 16 (Para 1)

…cess to documents requested by him under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) ( FOI Act ). [1] Chopra v Department of Education and Training [2019] VSC 488 ( Reasons ).…

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Masson v Parsons [2019] HCA 21
Citation 1 (Para 1)

…[18] [18] Butler v Attorney-General (Victoria) (1961) 106 CLR 268, 276 (Fullagar J); Saraswati v R (1991) 172 CLR 1, 17 (Gaudron J); Masson v Parsons [2019] HCA 21, [42] (Kiefel CJ, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle and Gordon JJ).…
Metricon Homes Pty Ltd v Softley [2016] VSCA 60
Citation 2 (Para 1)

…e requirement for leave to appeal.[4] [3]VCAT Act, s 148(1)(a), Supreme Court Act 1958 (Vic), ss 14A to 14D; Metricon Homes Pty Ltd v Softley (2016) 49 VR 746 ( Metricon Homes ), [67]–[70] (Warren CJ, Tate JA and Robson AJA agreeing). [4] Primrose Meadows Pty Ltd v River View Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 263, [7].…
Hoskin v Greater Bendigo City Council [2015] VSCA 350
Citation 3 (Para 1)

…of the Tribunal’s review jurisdiction, see Mond v Perkins Architects Pty Ltd [2013] VSC 455, [10] and Hoskin v Greater Bendigo City Council (2015) 48 VR 715, [113].…
Ikosidekas v Karkanis [2015] VSCA 121
Citation 4

…[10] Hulls , [14]–[15]; Spaulding v Law Institute of Victoria [2013] VSC 632, [45]; Ikosidekas v Karkanis [2015] VSCA 121, [80] (Kyrou JA).…
Note Printing Australia Ltd v Leckenby [2015] VSCA 105
Citation 5 (Para 1)

…e applicant for leave to appeal need not demonstrate that it is likely that the appeal will succeed, only that its prospects are not fanciful.[5] [5] Note Printing Australia Ltd v Leckenby (2015) 50 VR 44, [82] (Tate JA, Whelan and Ferguson JJA agreeing), applying Kennedy v Shire of Campaspe [2015] VSCA 47, [11]–[14].…
Kennedy v Shire of Campaspe [2015] VSCA 47
Citation 6 (Para 1)

…5] [5] Note Printing Australia Ltd v Leckenby (2015) 50 VR 44, [82] (Tate JA, Whelan and Ferguson JJA agreeing), applying Kennedy v Shire of Campaspe [2015] VSCA 47, [11]–[14].…
Burgess v McGarvie [2013] VSCA 142
Citation 7

…s v Coombe [2011] VSC 619, [20]. See also Tower Australia Ltd v Filippis [2007] VSC 236, [13]; Caruso v Kite [2008] VSC 207, [32]; Burgess v McGarvie [2013] VSCA 142, [65].…
Forster v Legal Services Board [2013] VSCA 131
Citation 8

…[9] Forster v Legal Services Board (2013) 40 VR 587, [137].…
Forster v Legal Services Board [2013] VSCA 73
Citation 9

…[9] Forster v Legal Services Board (2013) 40 VR 587, [137].…
Director of Housing v Sudi [2011] VSCA 266
Citation 10 (Para 1)

…ased on different evidence from that before the original decision-maker, and may be made for different reasons. [35] Director of Housing v Sudi (2011) 33 VR 559, [15]–[21] (Warren CJ), [218] (Weinberg JA). [36]FOI Act, s 50(4); VCAT Act, s 51. As to the nature of the Tribunal’s review jurisdiction, see Mond v Perki…
De Simone v Bevnol Constructions & Developments Pty Ltd [2009] VSCA 199
Citation 11 (Para 1)

…Accident Commission (unreported, Victorian Supreme Court, Full Court, 10 April 1989). [41]See De Simone v Bevnol Constructions & Developments Pty Ltd (2009) 25 VR 237, [22]–[23], in relation to a refusal by the Tribunal to refer a question of law under s 33 of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 20…
Herald and Weekly Times Pty Ltd v Victoria [2006] VSCA 146
Citation 12 (Para 1)

…ing enactments. The general powers in ss 123 and 124 operate in aid of the jurisdiction conferred on the Tribunal by the enabling enactment.[20] [20] Herald & Weekly Times Pty Ltd v State of Victoria (2006) 25 VAR 124, [27] (power to grant injunctions under s 123, VCAT Act); Kracke v Mental Health Review Board (2009) 29 VAR 1, [800]-[809] (power to make…
Secretary, Department of Treasury and Finance v Kelly [2001] VSCA 246
Citation 13 (Para 1)

…resources.[27] [26] Chief Commissioner of Police v McIntosh (2010) 33 VAR 355, [32]. [27] Secretary, Department of Treasury and Finance v Kelly (2001) 4 VR 595 ( Kelly (CA) ), [6] (Ormiston JA).…
Secretary to the Department of Premier and Cabinet v Hulls [1999] VSCA 117
Citation 14

…) the importance of the question of law in respect of which leave is sought;[7] [7] Secretary to the Department of Premier and Cabinet v Hulls [1999] 3 VR 331 ( Hulls ), [11].…
Butler v Attorney-General (Vic) [1961] HCA 32
Citation 15 (Para 1)

…n that the legislature did not intend to contradict itself, and intended that both Acts should operate.[18] [18] Butler v Attorney-General (Victoria) (1961) 106 CLR 268, 276 (Fullagar J); Saraswati v R (1991) 172 CLR 1, 17 (Gaudron J); Masson v Parsons [2019] HCA 21, [42] (Kiefel CJ, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle and…
Saraswati v The Queen [1990] HCATrans 232
Citation 16 (Para 1)

…itself, and intended that both Acts should operate.[18] [18] Butler v Attorney-General (Victoria) (1961) 106 CLR 268, 276 (Fullagar J); Saraswati v R (1991) 172 CLR 1, 17 (Gaudron J); Masson v Parsons [2019] HCA 21, [42] (Kiefel CJ, Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle and Gordon JJ).…
Kheir v Robertson [2019] VSC 422
Citation 17 (Para 1)

…on alone, Dr Chopra has no real prospect of success on this ground. [52] Supple v Building Appeals Board [2015] VSC 83, [72]; Kheir v Robertson & Ors [2019] VSC 422, [78].…
Primrose Meadows Pty Ltd v River View Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 263
Citation 18 (Para 1)

…16) 49 VR 746 ( Metricon Homes ), [67]–[70] (Warren CJ, Tate JA and Robson AJA agreeing). [4] Primrose Meadows Pty Ltd v River View Pty Ltd [2019] VSC 263, [7].…
Djime v Kearnes [2019] VSC 117
Citation 19

…[8] Metricon Homes , [18]; Djime v Kearnes [2019] VSC 117, [14].…
Supple v Building Appeals Board [2015] VSC 83
Citation 20 (Para 1)

…constitute an error of law.[52] For that reason alone, Dr Chopra has no real prospect of success on this ground. [52] Supple v Building Appeals Board [2015] VSC 83, [72]; Kheir v Robertson & Ors [2019] VSC 422, [78].…
Spaulding v Law Institute of Victoria [2013] VSC 632
Citation 21

…[10] Hulls , [14]–[15]; Spaulding v Law Institute of Victoria [2013] VSC 632, [45]; Ikosidekas v Karkanis [2015] VSCA 121, [80] (Kyrou JA).…
Mond v Perkins Architects Pty Ltd [2013] VSC 455
Citation 22 (Para 1)

…rg JA). [36]FOI Act, s 50(4); VCAT Act, s 51. As to the nature of the Tribunal’s review jurisdiction, see Mond v Perkins Architects Pty Ltd [2013] VSC 455, [10] and Hoskin v Greater Bendigo City Council (2015) 48 VR 715, [113].…
Dimatos v Coombe [2011] VSC 619
Citation 23

…[49] Dimatos v Coombe [2011] VSC 619, [20]. See also Tower Australia Ltd v Filippis [2007] VSC 236, [13]; Caruso v Kite [2008] VSC 207, [32]; Burgess v McGarvie [2013] VSCA 142, [65].…
Chief Commissioner of Police v McIntosh [2010] VSC 439
Citation 24 (Para 1)

…easily satisfied.[26] The exception applies only in a ‘clear case’ of substantial and unreasonable diversion of an agency’s resources.[27] [26] Chief Commissioner of Police v McIntosh (2010) 33 VAR 355, [32]. [27] Secretary, Department of Treasury and Finance v Kelly (2001) 4 VR 595 ( Kelly (CA) ), [6] (Ormiston JA).…
State of Victoria v Turner [2009] VSC 66
Citation 25

…[51] Secretary to the Department of Treasury and Finance v Dalla Riva (2007) 26 VAR 96, [23]; State of Victoria v Turner (2009) 23 VR 110, [240].…
Caruso v Kite [2008] VSC 207
Citation 26

…[49] Dimatos v Coombe [2011] VSC 619, [20]. See also Tower Australia Ltd v Filippis [2007] VSC 236, [13]; Caruso v Kite [2008] VSC 207, [32]; Burgess v McGarvie [2013] VSCA 142, [65].…
Tomasevic v Travaglini [2007] VSC 337
Citation 27 (Para 1)

…earing in s 24 of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 (Vic). [43][2008] VCAT 1479, [52]–[75]. [44] Tomasevic v Travaglini (2007) 17 VR 100 ( Tomasevic ), [66]–[142], [155].…
Tower Australia Ltd v Filippis [2007] VSC 236
Citation 28

…[49] Dimatos v Coombe [2011] VSC 619, [20]. See also Tower Australia Ltd v Filippis [2007] VSC 236, [13]; Caruso v Kite [2008] VSC 207, [32]; Burgess v McGarvie [2013] VSCA 142, [65].…
Berbers v Transport Accident Commission [2002] VSC 211
Citation 29

…[50] Berbers v Transport Accident Commission [2002] VSC 211, [25].…

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