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Owen v Menzies[2012] QCA 170

Reported at [2013] 2 Qd R 327
CITATION: Owen v Menzies [2012] QCA 170
JUDGE(S): de Jersey CJ, McMurdo P, Muir JA
DELIVERED ON: 22 June 2012
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    Owen v Menzies & Ors; Bruce v Owen; Menzies v Owen

  • Shortened Case Name:

    Owen v Menzies

  • Reported Citation:

    [2013] 2 Qd R 327

  • MNC:

    [2012] QCA 170

  • Court:

    QCA

  • Judge(s):

    de Jersey CJ, McMurdo P, Muir JA

  • Date:

    22 Jun 2012

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary Judgment[2008] QADT 2019 Sep 2008Tribunal found that Mr Owen contravened s 124A of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 by engaging in public acts that incited hatred towards, serious contempt for, or severe ridicule of homosexuals on the ground of their sexuality: Member Rangiah
Primary Judgment[2008] QADT 3027 Nov 2008Tribunal ordered that Mr Owen pay half of the costs and outlays incurred by the complainants in [2008] QADT 20 to be assessed on the standard basis on the District Court scale: Member Rangiah
Primary JudgmentSC No 10395 of 2008 (no citation)10 Nov 2009Mr Owen appealed against decision of the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal pursuant to s 217 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld); Mr Owen sought to rely on 2000 pages of argument for one day hearing; directed that those documents be returned to Mr Owen and he file submissions not exceeding 12 pages: A Lyons SJA
Primary Judgment[2010] QSC 38718 Oct 2010On the hearing of Mr Owen's appeal against [2008] QADT 20, appeal allowed, orders set aside and matter remitted to Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal: Douglas J
Primary Judgment[2013] QCAT 52726 Oct 2013On the remittal of the complaints to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT), Mr Owen applied for a stay of proceedings or alternatively that the complaints be dismissed; applications refused: President Wilson, Senior Member Endicott and Member Jerrard QC
Primary Judgment[2014] QCAT 66117 Dec 2014On the remittal of the complaints to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal, held that Mr Owen contravened s 124A of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld): Member Fitzpatrick
Primary Judgment[2015] QCAT 32621 Aug 2015On the question of costs of [2014] QCAT 661, ordered that each party bear their own costs of the proceeding: Member Fitzpatrick
QCA Interlocutory Judgment[2010] QCA 13708 Jun 2010Mr Owen appealed against orders made in SC No 10395 of 2008 contending that A Lyons SJA erred in removing his material from the Court file; appeal dismissed: M McMurdo P, Holmes and Muir JJA
QCA Interlocutory Judgment[2011] QCA 24116 Sep 2011Mr Owen applied for an order under s 68(5) of the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 (Qld) that the proceeding started in the Supreme Court of Queensland on a case stated by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal for the opinion of the Court be removed into the Court of Appeal; application granted: Fraser and White JJA and M Wilson AJA
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2012] QCA 170 [2013] 2 Qd R 327; (2013) 293 ALR 57122 Jun 2012On the hearing of the case stated by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) for the opinion of the Court; held that, inter alia, QCAT is a court of a State for the purposes of s 77(iii) of the Constitution, QCAT's exercise of federal jurisdiction does not offend the Kable principle and, accordingly, QCAT may hear and determine whether the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld) offended the Constitution: de Jersey CJ, M McMurdo P and Muir JA
Special Leave Refused (HCA)[2013] HCATrans 1815 Feb 2013Mr Owen's application for special leave to appeal against [2012] QCA 170 refused: French CJ, Hayne and Crennan JJ

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined - Special Leave Refused (HCA)

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