Glass v Workers’ Compensation Regulator [2020] ICQ 001
15-1-20 / Scott McLeod QC — Employment & Industrial
The appellant was a teacher supervising an overseas school trip during which she voluntarily decided to participate in a rope swing activity and injured herself doing so. The rope swing was not an authorised or approved activity for either staff or students. The question before the Commission was whether she…
The plaintiff brought claims in excess of AUD 300 million against the first and second defendants in relation to work each undertook on the design of elements of the Gold Coast Light Rail project, which the plaintiff alleged it relied upon prior to submitting its bid to design and construct…
Maroochydore Sands Pty Ltd v Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning [2019] QSC 319
19-12-19 / Scott McLeod QC, John Ware — Judicial Review & Administrative, Planning & Environment
The applicant wished to develop a commercial sand extraction plant, wet screening and wash plant operation on a site at Forest Glen. A report to the Geological Survey of Queensland was provided on behalf of the applicant, a division of the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, supporting the inclusion…
Webb v Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Services [2019] QSC 316
19-12-19 / Shane Monks — Employment & Industrial
The plaintiff’s claim arose out of the termination of her employment as a pharmacist by the defendant. The defendant's application was for summary judgment and damages. The plaintiff alleged she was illegally suspended from her duties as a pharmacist contrary to s 137 of the Public Service Act 2008 (Qld) and…
Commissioner of Police Service v Parole Board of Queensland & Anor [2019] QSC 315
19-12-19 / Scott McLeod QC — Judicial Review & Administrative
The applicant, the Commissioner of the Police Service of Queensland, was challenging a decision of the first respondent, the Parole Board, by which it was decided that an Acting Inspector Knight be subjected to cross-examination by the second respondent’s legal representative as part of the second respondent’s application for parole.…
