In an inquest into the stabbing deaths of two men, the Deputy State Coroner decided not to permit oral cross-examination of a man who had admitted to police he had stabbed them in self-defence. Instead, because of expert evidence the witness was suffering from PTSD, the Deputy State Coroner directed…
Re a Declaration Regarding Medical Treatment for “A” [2020] QSC 389
14-1-21 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — Human Rights & Discrimination, Judicial Review & Administrative
A mother sought urgent orders, within the Supreme Court's parens patriae jurisdiction, to permit medical treatment of her child's gender dysphoria. Because the whereabouts of the child's father were unknown, and the father was unaware of the mother and child's location (against a background of family violence) it was not expedient to…
2-6-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — Judicial Review & Administrative, Resources & Energy
A decision about costs, after an earlier decision in which the Court dismissed an application for judicial review of a Land Court decision. Here, Justice Applegarth considered the circumstances in which an unsuccessful applicant for judicial review may avoid liability for costs where the matter was of "public interest". Matthew…
23-4-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC — Judicial Review & Administrative, Resources & Energy
An application for judicial review of a decision of the Land Court to recommend that the first respondent be granted a mining lease. The applicant submitted that the Land Court had failed to comply with s 252A and 252B of the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Qld), and that compliance with…
Lee Anthony Crocker v Queensland Building and Construction Commission [2020] QSC 24
4-3-20 / Matthew Hickey OAM KC, Rachel De Luchi — Building & Construction, Judicial Review & Administrative
Matthew Hickey and Rachel De Luchi appeared for the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC), in an application for judicial review of decisions taken by the QBCC in respect of claims made by homeowners under the statutory insurance scheme. Justice Jackson's reasons clarify aspects of to whom the QBCC is…
