PARIDIS -v- SETTLEMENT AGENTS SUPERVISORY BOARD [2006] WASCA 234
| SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA | Citation No: | [2006] WASCA 234 | |
| THE COURT OF APPEAL (WA) | |||
| Case No: | CACV:134/2006 | 27 OCTOBER 2006 | |
| Coram: | BUSS JA | 27/10/06 | |
| 9 | Judgment Part: | 1 of 1 | |
| Result: | Interim application for a stay granted | ||
| B | |||
| PDF Version |
| Parties: | KATHERINE MARIE ANNETTE PARIDIS SETTLEMENT AGENTS SUPERVISORY BOARD |
Catchwords: | Appeal Application for a stay of State Administrative Tribunal decision pending determination of application for leave to appeal Turns on own facts |
Legislation: | Settlement Agents Act 1981 (WA), s 46(2)(b), s 49(6)(d), s 84(1) Settlement Agents' Code of Conduct 1982 (WA), r 15 State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 (WA), s 105(1), s 105(2), s 105(13), s 105(14) |
Case References: | Quinn v Law Institute of Victoria Ltd [2005] VSCA 326 Woods v The Legal Ombudsman [2002] VSCA 133 A Practitioner of This Honourable Court v Legal Practitioners Complaints Committee [2004] WASCA 250 Gerah Imports Pty Ltd v Duke Group Ltd (In liq) Grljusich v Andrews [2003] WASCA 206 Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd v Lovell (No 2) (1998) 20 WAR 79 Hughes v Architects' Registration Council of the United Kingdom [1957] 2 QB 550 Jemielita v Medical Board of Western Australia, unreported; SCt of WA (Owen J); 13 November 1992 Kwa v Bank of Western Australia [2003] WASCA 163 Lashansky v Legal Practitioners Complaints Committee [2002] WASCA 344 Mullany v Psychologists Registration Board, unreported; SCt of Vic (Gillard J); 22 December 1997 New South Wales Bar Association v Evatt (1968) 117 CLR 177 |
JURISDICTION : SUPREME COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA TITLE OF COURT : THE COURT OF APPEAL (WA) CITATION : PARIDIS -v- SETTLEMENT AGENTS SUPERVISORY BOARD [2006] WASCA 234 CORAM : BUSS JA HEARD : 27 OCTOBER 2006 DELIVERED : 27 OCTOBER 2006 FILE NO/S : CACV 134 of 2006 BETWEEN : KATHERINE MARIE ANNETTE PARIDIS
- Appellant
AND
SETTLEMENT AGENTS SUPERVISORY BOARD
Respondent
- Appellant
AND
KATHERINE MARIE ANNETTE PARIDIS
Respondent
ON APPEAL FROM:
Jurisdiction : STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Coram : JUDGE J CHANEY (DEPUTY PRESIDENT)
- MR J MANSVELD (MEMBER)
MS C WINSOR (SESSIONAL MEMBER)
Citation : SETTLEMENT AGENTS SUPERVISORY BOARD and PARIDIS [2006] WASAT 292
File No : VR 398 of 2005
Catchwords:
Appeal - Application for a stay of State Administrative Tribunal decision pending determination of application for leave to appeal - Turns on own facts
Legislation:
Settlement Agents Act 1981 (WA), s 46(2)(b), s 49(6)(d), s 84(1)
Settlement Agents' Code of Conduct 1982 (WA), r 15
State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 (WA), s 105(1), s 105(2), s 105(13), s 105(14)
Result:
Interim application for a stay granted
Category: B
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Representation:
CACV 134 of 2006
Counsel:
Appellant : Mr G M Abbott
Respondent : Mr S W O'Sullivan
Solicitors:
Appellant : Hotchkin Hanly
Respondent : Settlement Agents Supervisory Board
CACV 138 of 2006
Counsel:
Appellant : Mr S W O'Sullivan
Respondent :…
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In the case of Paridis v Settlement Agents Supervisory Board, the dispute arose in the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT). The applicant, Mr Paridis, sought a stay of a decision made by the State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) which had refused to grant him leave to appeal. Mr Paridis was challenging the SAT's decision to refuse him registration as a settlement agent. The central issue for the court was whether it should grant an interim stay of the SAT's decision pending the determination of Mr Paridis' application for leave to appeal.
The court considered the principles relevant to the grant of an interim stay. The applicant needed to demonstrate a serious question to be tried and that there was a real risk of significant detriment if the stay was not granted. The court noted that the SAT's decision was based on its own assessment of the evidence and its conclusion that Mr Paridis' application for leave to appeal had no reasonable prospect of success. The court recognised that the case turned on its own facts, and therefore, a detailed analysis of the evidence was necessary. The applicant had to show that there were compelling reasons why the stay should be granted, particularly given that the SAT had already considered the merits of his case.
The court found that the application turned on its own facts, and the evidence suggested that there was a real risk of significant detriment if the stay was not granted. The applicant had demonstrated that the SAT's decision could result in significant hardship for him if the stay was not granted. The court also considered the need to maintain the integrity of the administrative law system and the importance of ensuring that the applicant had a fair opportunity to have his application for leave to appeal determined. Based on these factors, the court granted the interim stay of the SAT's decision pending the determination of the application for leave to appeal.
The court ordered that the decision of the SAT be stayed pending the determination of the application for leave to appeal. The applicant was granted the stay on the terms set out in the order, which included specific conditions to be met by the applicant. This decision allowed the applicant to have his application for leave to appeal determined without the risk of significant detriment while the appeal process was ongoing.
The court considered the principles relevant to the grant of an interim stay. The applicant needed to demonstrate a serious question to be tried and that there was a real risk of significant detriment if the stay was not granted. The court noted that the SAT's decision was based on its own assessment of the evidence and its conclusion that Mr Paridis' application for leave to appeal had no reasonable prospect of success. The court recognised that the case turned on its own facts, and therefore, a detailed analysis of the evidence was necessary. The applicant had to show that there were compelling reasons why the stay should be granted, particularly given that the SAT had already considered the merits of his case.
The court found that the application turned on its own facts, and the evidence suggested that there was a real risk of significant detriment if the stay was not granted. The applicant had demonstrated that the SAT's decision could result in significant hardship for him if the stay was not granted. The court also considered the need to maintain the integrity of the administrative law system and the importance of ensuring that the applicant had a fair opportunity to have his application for leave to appeal determined. Based on these factors, the court granted the interim stay of the SAT's decision pending the determination of the application for leave to appeal.
The court ordered that the decision of the SAT be stayed pending the determination of the application for leave to appeal. The applicant was granted the stay on the terms set out in the order, which included specific conditions to be met by the applicant. This decision allowed the applicant to have his application for leave to appeal determined without the risk of significant detriment while the appeal process was ongoing.
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