McGee v Independent Assessor & Anor [2023] QCA 225
17-11-23 / Matthew Wilkinson — Judicial Review & Administrative, Professional Discipline & Regulatory
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, staying the Independent Assessor’s application to the Councillor Conduct Tribunal as an abuse of process. Matthew Wilkinson (led by Stephen Keim SC) appeared for the Independent Assessor, instructed by the Office of the Independent Assessor. The judgment is published here.
Crime and Corruption Commission v Carne [2023] HCA 28
13-9-23 / Matthew Wilkinson, Sarah Spottiswood — Judicial Review & Administrative
The Crime and Corruption Commission prepared a report about an investigation into allegations of corrupt conduct against Mr Carne. The report did not contain any findings of "corrupt conduct" against Mr Carne. The report was prepared for the purposes of submitting it to the Commission's supervising parliamentary committee and was,…
21-6-23 / Matthew Wilkinson — Judicial Review & Administrative, Human Rights & Discrimination
The plaintiff was a former police officer who sued the State of Queensland and other police officers for damages for an alleged reprisal. He alleged that the police officers had taken reprisal action against him because he complained of alleged “official misconduct” committed by another police officer. The plaintiff claimed…
Assistant Commissioner Maurice Carless & Anor v Johnson; State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) v Cousins[2023] QCA 29
8-3-23 / Matthew Wilkinson — Judicial Review & Administrative
The Queensland Police Service appealed from a decision of the Supreme Court of Queensland and a decision of the Full Bench of the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission. The Queensland Court of Appeal heard both appeals together. The question in both appeals was the requirements of a valid prescribed officer referral…
Carne v Crime and Corruption Commission [2022] QCA 141
5-8-22 / Matthew Wilkinson — Appellate, Judicial Review & Administrative
The Crime and Corruption Commission completed an investigation into a complaint about alleged corrupt conduct involving the appellant. The Commission did not make any findings of corrupt conduct against the appellant. It prepared a report of the investigation and sought a direction from the relevant parliamentary committee that the report…
