28-7-23 / Scott McLeod KC, Claire Schneider, Matthew Wilkinson — Competition & Consumer
Aurizon Network Pty Ltd sought declaratory relief in the Supreme Court of Queensland about the proper construction of a term in an access undertaking which had been approved by the Queensland Competition Authority under the Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997 (Qld). The Queensland Resources Council Ltd also appeared in the…
11-7-23 / Matthew Wilkinson — Professional Discipline & Regulatory
Matthew Wilkinson (with S Keim KC) appeared for the applicant, instructed by the Office of the Independent Assessor. The judgment is published here.
21-6-23 / Scott McLeod KC, 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…
8-3-23 / Scott McLeod KC, 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…
15-12-22 / Matthew Wilkinson, Sarah Spottiswood — Appellate
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,…
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