Waterhouse v Independent
Commission Against Corruption (No.3) (NSWSC) - judicial review - ICAC not obliged to
investigate complaint - proceedings dismissed
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| Netline Pty Ltd v QAV
Pty Ltd [No 2] (WASC) - contract - ineffectual termination of letting and services
agreement - damages to be assessed |
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Waterhouse
v The Independent Commission Against Corruption (No.3) [2015] NSWSC 261
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Garling J
Judicial review - plaintiff sought
orders compelling ICAC to undertake investigation and public inquiry into
allegations of serious corrupt conduct made by plaintiff to ICAC in 2012 -
plaintiff contended ICAC had duty to investigate under Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 (NSW) -
statutory interpretation - ss10 & 20 - held: Court unable to accept Act
imposed duty or obligation on ICAC to investigate any complaint made to it -
Act did not oblige ICAC to investigate 2012 complaint - Court not satisfied
plaintiff demonstrated conduct of ICAC in declining to investigate complaint was
unreasonable - proceedings dismissed.
Waterhouse
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Netline
Pty Ltd v QAV Pty Ltd [No 2]
[2015] WASC 113
Supreme Court of Western Australia
Beech J
Contract - plaintiffs owned apartment in
complex - defendant manager provided caretaking and letting services to Ascot
Village - owners and manager were parties to agreement for provision of letting
services by manager in respect of apartment - manager purported to terminate agreement
- owners claimed notice of termination was ineffectual and sought specific
performance - held: there was no implied term entitling manager to terminate
agreement on reasonable notice - manager had no right to terminate agreement -
specific performance not granted - damages to be assessed.
Netline
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